承乏 chéngfá

chéngfá verb to accept a position on a provisional basis
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the absence of better qualified candidates; humble expression (CC-CEDICT '承乏'; Guoyu '承乏'; Mathews 1931 '承乏', p. 51)

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  • 官承乏 (官承乏) 攝官承乏 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 7