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曝鳃龙门
pù​sāi​lóng​mén

to fail an exam

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

Senses

曝鳃龙门/ 曝鰓龍門 pù​sāi​lóng​mén to fail an exam

to fail an imperial examination or suffer a major career setback; literally to expose one's gills at the Dragon Gate

References

variant 暴腮龙门/暴腮龍門 → 曝鳃龙门/曝鰓龍門
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