攀桂
pān​guì

to pass the imperial examination

  • created reference approved 攀桂 → 折桂 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    攀桂 pān​guì

    折桂 zhé​guì

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 攀桂 · pān​guì · to pass the imperial examination — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    攀桂

    pān​guì

    to pass the imperial examination

    (literary) to pass the civil-service examination in old China; literally to pluck the laurel

    攀, 桂

    攀 (literal) → 攀 · pān · to pull down 桂 (literal) → 桂 · guì · cinnamon or laurel

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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