幕燕釜魚 (比喻處境極不安全) in dangerous spot; as swallows on a tent and fish in a cauldron -- a very dangerous spot or situation; in a dangerous spot; like a swallow with its nest on the curtain or fish in the pot
The prototype of the muyou retainer was the zhuwen , a position which evolved from that of the experienced clerks in the yamen but who had a position higher than the shusuan and assisted the magistrate in handling punishments and treasury matters 縣官幕友的雛形是“主文” ,是以衙門中積年書手演變而來的,地位高于書算,其作用是協(xié)助縣官處理刑名、錢谷一類的政務(wù)。
After the mid - ming period , at the county - level of the administration local magistrates could hire their own private retainers ( muyou ) , but the muting ( lit . , retainer ' s hail ) was not the name of the office where the muyou worked , but rather where the dianshi helped the magistrate draft documents 摘要明中葉以后,縣級機構(gòu)中出現(xiàn)了縣官私人聘請的幕友,而“幕廳”一類的名稱卻并非幕友的辦公地點,當為典史幫助知縣辦理文案的場所。