左遷
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左遷
- zuǒqiān Mandarin, Pinyin
- ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄧㄢ Mandarin, Bopomofo
- zo² cin¹ Cantonese, Jyutping
- zuǒqiān Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Pinyin
- ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄧㄢ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Bopomofo
- zuǒcian Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Tongyong Pinyin
- tso³-chʻien¹ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Wade–Giles
- dzwǒ-chyān Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Yale
- tzuoochian Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Gwoyeu Romatsyh
- цзоцянь Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Cyrillic
- /t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Sinological IPA
- zo² cin¹ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
- jó chīn Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
- dzo² tsin¹ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
- zo² qin¹ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
- /t͡sɔː³⁵ t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵/ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
Where it comes from
漢代人以右為尊，以左為卑，故將降職稱作「左遷」。
《史記/韓王信》：沛公立為漢王，韓信從入漢中，乃說漢王曰：「項王王諸將近地，而王獨遠居此，此左遷也。士卒皆山東人，跂而望歸，及其鋒東鄉，可以爭天下。」漢王還定三秦，乃許信為韓王，先拜信為韓太尉，將兵略韓地。
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Talk about this word "左遷." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/zh/%E5%B7%A6%E9%81%B7. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. 左遷. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E5%B7%A6%E9%81%B7 "左遷." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E5%B7%A6%E9%81%B7.Cite this
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title = {左遷},
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