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蟾sim4宮gung1折zit3桂gwai3

simp蟾宫折桂
sim4 gung1 zit3 gwai3inferredchán gōng zhé guì

English

  1. lit. plucking a branch of osmanthus from the Toad Palace (i.e. the moon)
  2. fig. to succeed in the imperial examination

Sources: cc-cedict, synthesized

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