曝鳃龙门
pù​sāi​lóng​mén

to fail an exam

  • created sense approved 曝鳃龙门/曝鰓龍門 · pù​sāi​lóng​mén · to fail an exam — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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

    曝 (literal) → 曝 · pù · to sun 鳃 (literal) → 鳃/鰓 · sāi · gill 龙门 (literal) → 龙门/龍門 · lóng​mén · Dragon Gate

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    created sense