dān​guì

orange osmanthus

  • created reference approved 丹桂 → 棵 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    丹桂 dān​guì

    棵 kē

    classifier

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  • created reference approved 丹桂 → 折桂 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    丹桂 dān​guì

    折桂 zhé​guì

    see

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  • created sense approved 丹桂 · dān​guì · orange osmanthus — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    丹桂

    dān​guì

    orange osmanthus

    A variety of osmanthus tree that blooms in autumn with fragrant orange-red flowers; also used as a name for the osmanthus tree in general.

    丹 (literal) → 丹 · dān · red 桂 (literal) → 桂 · guì · cinnamon or laurel

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  • created sense approved 丹桂 · dān​guì · successful candidate — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    丹桂

    dān​guì

    successful candidate

    A metaphor for someone who has passed the imperial civil service examinations or a person of exceptional talent; derived from the phrase "plucking the osmanthus" to mean passing the exams.

    丹 (literal) → 丹 · dān · red 桂 (literal) → 桂 · guì · cinnamon or laurel

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  • created sense approved 丹桂 · dān​guì · children — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    丹桂

    dān​guì

    children

    A poetic metaphor for one's children or descendants.

    丹 (literal) → 丹 · dān · red 桂 (literal) → 桂 · guì · cinnamon or laurel

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  • created sense approved 丹桂 · dān​guì · the moon — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    丹桂

    dān​guì

    the moon

    (literary) A name for the moon, based on the legend of an osmanthus tree growing there.

    丹 (literal) → 丹 · dān · red 桂 (literal) → 桂 · guì · cinnamon or laurel

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