"左遷" meaning in Chinese

See 左遷 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sɔː³⁵ t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA] Forms: 左迁 [Simplified-Chinese]
Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 左遷
  1. (literary) to demote (to a lower rank) Tags: literary
    Sense id: en-左遷-zh-verb-gaGvxgvt Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Synonyms: 燉冬菇 (dan6 dung1 gu1) [Cantonese], 炖冬菇 (dan6 dung1 gu1) [Cantonese], 甪職 [Hokkien], 甪职 [Hokkien], 落格 [Hokkien, Xiamen, Zhangzhou-Hokkien], 貶官 (biǎnguān) (english: an official), 贬官 (biǎnguān) (english: an official), 貶斥 (biǎnchì) [literary], 贬斥 (biǎnchì) [literary], 貶職 (biǎnzhí) [literary], 贬职 (biǎnzhí) [literary], 貶黜 (biǎnchù) [literary], 贬黜 (biǎnchù) [literary], 降級 (jiàngjí), 降级 (jiàngjí), 降職 (jiàngzhí), 降职 (jiàngzhí)
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "左迁",
      "tags": [
        "Simplified-Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "左遷",
      "name": "zh-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to demote (to a lower rank)"
      ],
      "id": "en-左遷-zh-verb-gaGvxgvt",
      "links": [
        [
          "demote",
          "demote"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literary) to demote (to a lower rank)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "roman": "dan6 dung1 gu1",
          "tags": [
            "Cantonese"
          ],
          "word": "燉冬菇"
        },
        {
          "roman": "dan6 dung1 gu1",
          "tags": [
            "Cantonese"
          ],
          "word": "炖冬菇"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "甪職"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "甪职"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien",
            "Xiamen",
            "Zhangzhou-Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "落格"
        },
        {
          "english": "an official",
          "roman": "biǎnguān",
          "word": "貶官"
        },
        {
          "english": "an official",
          "roman": "biǎnguān",
          "word": "贬官"
        },
        {
          "roman": "biǎnchì",
          "tags": [
            "literary"
          ],
          "word": "貶斥"
        },
        {
          "roman": "biǎnchì",
          "tags": [
            "literary"
          ],
          "word": "贬斥"
        },
        {
          "roman": "biǎnzhí",
          "tags": [
            "literary"
          ],
          "word": "貶職"
        },
        {
          "roman": "biǎnzhí",
          "tags": [
            "literary"
          ],
          "word": "贬职"
        },
        {
          "roman": "biǎnchù",
          "tags": [
            "literary"
          ],
          "word": "貶黜"
        },
        {
          "roman": "biǎnchù",
          "tags": [
            "literary"
          ],
          "word": "贬黜"
        },
        {
          "roman": "jiàngjí",
          "word": "降級"
        },
        {
          "roman": "jiàngjí",
          "word": "降级"
        },
        {
          "roman": "jiàngzhí",
          "word": "降職"
        },
        {
          "roman": "jiàngzhí",
          "word": "降职"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zuǒqiān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄧㄢ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zo² cin¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zuǒqiān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄧㄢ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zuǒcian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tso³-chʻien¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dzwǒ-chyān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tzuoochian"
    },
    {
      "roman": "czocjanʹ",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "цзоцянь"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zo² cin¹"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jó chīn"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dzo² tsin¹"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zo² qin¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɔː³⁵ t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "左遷"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "左迁",
      "tags": [
        "Simplified-Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "左遷",
      "name": "zh-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Cantonese verbs",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese literary terms",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 左",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 遷",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Chinese verbs",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Mandarin verbs",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to demote (to a lower rank)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "demote",
          "demote"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literary) to demote (to a lower rank)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zuǒqiān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄧㄢ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zo² cin¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zuǒqiān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄧㄢ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zuǒcian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tso³-chʻien¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dzwǒ-chyān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tzuoochian"
    },
    {
      "roman": "czocjanʹ",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "цзоцянь"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zo² cin¹"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jó chīn"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dzo² tsin¹"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zo² qin¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɔː³⁵ t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "dan6 dung1 gu1",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese"
      ],
      "word": "燉冬菇"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dan6 dung1 gu1",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese"
      ],
      "word": "炖冬菇"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "甪職"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "甪职"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou-Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "落格"
    },
    {
      "english": "an official",
      "roman": "biǎnguān",
      "word": "貶官"
    },
    {
      "english": "an official",
      "roman": "biǎnguān",
      "word": "贬官"
    },
    {
      "roman": "biǎnchì",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "貶斥"
    },
    {
      "roman": "biǎnchì",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "贬斥"
    },
    {
      "roman": "biǎnzhí",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "貶職"
    },
    {
      "roman": "biǎnzhí",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "贬职"
    },
    {
      "roman": "biǎnchù",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "貶黜"
    },
    {
      "roman": "biǎnchù",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "贬黜"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiàngjí",
      "word": "降級"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiàngjí",
      "word": "降级"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiàngzhí",
      "word": "降職"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiàngzhí",
      "word": "降职"
    }
  ],
  "word": "左遷"
}

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