五日京兆

Chinese

		five days	day; sun; date day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.)
simp. and trad. (五日京兆)		五	日	京兆

Etymology

During the Western Han dynasty, Zhang Chang was a Jingzhaoyin (an official position) who was going to be dismissed from his post. A subordinate refused to handle cases for him upon knowing this, and said, "He's going to be a Jingzhaoyin for no longer than five days. How could he handle any more cases?" See 《漢書•張敞傳》.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wǔrìjīngzhào

(Zhuyin): ㄨˇ ㄖˋ ㄐㄧㄥㄓㄠˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: wǔrìjīngzhào
  - Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄖˋ ㄐㄧㄥㄓㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuuryhjingjaw
  - IPA ^(key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/

Idiom

五日京兆

an official who doesn't expect to remain long in office

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