乞骸骨

Chinese

		beg	skeleton; skeletal remains
simp. and trad. (乞骸骨)		乞	骸骨

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qǐháigǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˇ ㄏㄞˊ ㄍㄨˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: qǐháigǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˇ ㄏㄞˊ ㄍㄨˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiihairguu
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ xaɪ̯³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Verb

乞骸骨

(literary, figuratively, historical, of a state minister) to resign (so that one can be buried in one's hometown when one dies)

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