蟾宫折桂

Traditional: 蟾宮折桂

chán gōng zhé guì

Dictionary entry

lit. plucking a branch of osmanthus from the Toad Palace (i.e. the moon)

What does 蟾宫折桂 mean?

蟾宫折桂 (chán gōng zhé guì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. plucking a branch of osmanthus from the Toad Palace (i.e. the moon)

2fig. to succeed in the imperial examination

Character breakdown

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蟾chántoad ("chán" represents the sound of its croaking) · (mythology) the three-legged toad said to exist in the moon 宫Gōngsurname Gong 折shéto snap · to break (a stick, a bone etc)桂Guìsurname Gui · abbr. for Guangxi Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区[Guang3 xi1 Zhuang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]

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蟾宫折桂

chán gōng zhé guì

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