丢乌纱帽

Traditional form:

丟烏紗帽

Pinyin (reading):

diūwūshāmào

Definitions:

• lit. to lose one's black hat
• to be sacked from an official post

Characters:

• 丢 - to lose; to discard
• 乌 - crow, rook, raven; black, dark
• 纱 - gauze, muslin, yarn
• 帽 - hat, cap

Traditional characters:

• 丟 - to lose; to discard
• 烏 - crow, rook, raven; black, dark
• 紗 - gauze, muslin, yarn
• 帽 - hat, cap