謫居

谪居
zhéjū
(of officials in imperial China) to live in banishment

CEDICT

  1. (literary, of officials in ancient and imperial China) to live in exile; to live in banishment
  2. to live in exile; to live in banishment

Wiktionary

古時官吏因罪被降官調職後，居住在被調任的地方。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 謫 zhé
  1. to relegate a high official to a minor post in an outlying region (punishment in imperial China)
  2. to banish or exile
  3. (of immortals) to banish from Heaven
  4. to censure
  5. to blame
2 居 jū
  1. to reside
  2. to be (in a certain position)
  3. to store up
  4. to be at a standstill
  5. residence
  6. house
  7. restaurant
  8. classifier for bedrooms