chán​gōng

moon

  • created sense approved 蟾宫/蟾宮 · chán​gōng · moon — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    蟾宫 / 蟾宮

    chán​gōng

    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

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  • created sense approved 蟾宫/蟾宮 · chán​gōng · imperial examinations — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    蟾宫 / 蟾宮

    chán​gōng

    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

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  • created sense approved 蟾宫/蟾宮 · chán​gōng · Moon Palace — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    蟾宫 / 蟾宮

    chán​gōng

    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

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