created sense approved 蟾宫/蟾宮 · chángōng · moon — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
蟾宫 / 蟾宮
chángōng
moon
the moon; a literary name for the moon based on the legend that a toad lives in the palace there
蟾 (literal) → 蟾 · chán · moon 宫 (literal) → 宫/宮 · gōng · temple
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 蟾宫/蟾宮 · chángōng · imperial examinations — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
蟾宫 / 蟾宮
chángōng
imperial examinations
(metaphorical) the imperial examinations, especially in the context of passing them (often referred to as climbing the Moon Palace to pluck a laurel branch)
蟾 (literal) → 蟾 · chán · moon 宫 (literal) → 宫/宮 · gōng · temple
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 蟾宫/蟾宮 · chángōng · Moon Palace — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
蟾宫 / 蟾宮
chángōng
Moon Palace
the palace in the moon where the goddess Chang'e and the jade rabbit are said to live (the [[广寒宫|廣寒宮|guang3 han2 gong1]])
蟾 (literal) → 蟾 · chán · moon 宫 (literal) → 宫/宮 · gōng · temple
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition