摘乌纱帽

Traditional (Taiwan): 摘烏紗帽

zhāiwūshāmào ㄓㄞ ㄨ ㄕㄚ ㄇㄠˋ

    • to dismiss an official from his post

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Saying俗语俗語

Idiom惯用语 · Widely known

Literally
to take off the black gauze hat
Meaning
To dismiss an official from his post.

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