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蟾宫折桂
chán​gōng​zhé​guì

to pass the imperial exams

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 蟾宫 蟾宮 chán​gōng
    moon
    the moon; a literary name for the moon based on the legend that a toad lives in the palace there
  2. 折桂 zhé​guì
    to pass imperial exams
    (historical) to pass the civil service examinations during the imperial era