烏紗 [乌纱]

Jyutping wu1 saa1
Pinyin wū shā

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    本身​係​古代​官員​制服​嘅​黑​帽​；​引申​指公職​（​量​詞​：​頂​）
    the black hat of the uniform of ancient Chinese officials; figuratively, official post
    • 烏紗不保
      乌纱不保
      wu1 saa1 bat1 bou2
      to be dismissed from one's office; literally: to lose the hat of one's uniform

烏紗 [乌纱]

Jyutping wu1 saa1
Pinyin wu1shā

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. hat worn by officials in the past; the headgear / hat / cap of an official; the post of an official [written and colloquial]
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    乌纱不保
    烏紗不保
    wu1 saa1 bat1 bou2
    • to be dismissed from one's office; literally: to lose the hat of one's uniform
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    乌纱帽不保
    烏紗帽不保
    wū shā mào bù bǎo
    • (of an official) prone to being fired or ousted