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乌纱帽

wū shā mào

3-character word Traditional 烏紗帽

What 乌纱帽 means

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

The characters in 乌纱帽

• 乌wūcrow; black
• 纱shācotton yarn; muslin
• 帽màohat; cap

Words containing 乌纱帽

• 丢乌纱帽diū wū shā màolit. to lose one's black hat; to be sacked from an official post

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