闲曹冷局 — “An unimportant and leisurely official post or department”
闲曹冷局 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an unimportant and leisurely official post or department”. A sinecure. Literally, “idle office, cold bureau”.
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闲曹冷局 Pronunciation and Pinyin
闲曹冷局 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 闲曹冷局
他调到那个闲曹冷局后，每天都过得十分清闲，再也没有了从前忙碌的状态。
After he was transferred to that insignificant and leisurely department, he lived a very relaxed life every day, no longer in his previous busy state.
Idioms Related to 闲曹冷局
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- xián闲yún云gū孤hè鹤free and unrestrained person
- xián闲yún云yě野hè鹤leisurely carefree person
- xián闲jū居wú无liáo聊idle and bored
- xián闲qíng情bié别zhì致leisurely mood and unique charm
- xián闲qíng情yì逸zhì志leisurely mood and carefree interests
- xián闲qíng情yì逸zhì致leisurely mood and refined interests
- xián闲qíng情yì逸qù趣leisurely feelings and elegant interests
- xián闲chóu愁wàn万zhǒng种a myriad of melancholy feelings
- xián闲shí时bù不shāo烧xiāng香，，jí急lái来bào抱fó佛jiǎo脚Neglect preparations, seek help last minute
- xián闲shì是xián闲fēi非idle gossip
- xián闲zá杂rén人děng等unauthorized or unrelated persons
- xián闲shén神yě野guǐ鬼troublesome loafers or mischief-makers
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Open the tool →Questions about 闲曹冷局
What does 闲曹冷局 mean?
闲曹冷局 (xián cáo lěng jú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an unimportant and leisurely official post or department”.
How do you pronounce 闲曹冷局?
闲曹冷局 is pronounced xián cáo lěng jú in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 闲曹冷局 literally mean?
Literally, 闲曹冷局 means “idle office, cold bureau”. It is used to mean “an unimportant and leisurely official post or department”.
What is the Chinese definition of 闲曹冷局?
无足轻重的清闲的官署。