翰苑之光
hàn​yuàn​zhī​guāng

glory of the literary world

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    翰苑之光 hàn​yuàn​zhī​guāng

    翰苑 hàn​yuàn

    see

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  • created sense approved 翰苑之光 · hàn​yuàn​zhī​guāng · glory of the literary world — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    翰苑之光

    hàn​yuàn​zhī​guāng

    glory of the literary world

    A congratulatory phrase used for winners of calligraphy competitions, literally meaning "the glory of the Hanlin Academy" and referring to the honor brought to the scholarly and literary community.

    翰苑 (literal) → 翰苑 · hàn​yuàn · Imperial Academy 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 光 (literal) → 光 · guāng · honor

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