烏wu1紗saa1

English

1. hat worn by officials in the past; the headgear
2. the black hat of the uniform of ancient Chinese officials; figuratively, official post
3. hat
4. cap of an official; the post of an official [written and colloquial]

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 本身係古代官員制服嘅黑帽；引申指公職（量詞：頂）

Examples

• 烏紗不保

  to be dismissed from one's office; literally: to lose the hat of one's uniform