乌纱帽

烏紗帽
wūshāmào
  1. black gauze hat (worn by an imperial official as a sign of his position)
  2. (fig.) official post

CEDICT

  1. (figurative) official post; official position
  2. (historical) black hat worn by officials in imperial China
  3. black hat worn by officials in imperial China
  4. official post; official position

Wiktionary

以乌纱製成的帽子。原为便帽，明代始定为官帽，亦指官职。

重編國語辭典

古代官吏戴的一种帽子，后来用于比喻官位。

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 乌纱 wūshā short for 烏紗帽／乌纱帽 (wūshāmào)
=2 帽 mào old variant of 帽 mào
=2 帽 mào
  1. hat
  2. cap

Containing this entry

丢乌纱帽 diūwūshāmào
  1. lit. to lose one's black hat
  2. to be sacked from an official post

Related entries

官位 guānwèi official post
差使 chāishi
  1. official post
  2. billet
  3. commission
  4. see also 差事 chāishi

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