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蟾宮折桂 (sim4 gung1 zit3 gwai3) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

蟾宮折桂 (sim4 gung1 zit3 gwai3, chán gōng zhé guì) — lit. plucking a branch of osmanthus from the Toad Palace (i.e. the moon); fig. to succeed in the imperial examination

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 蟾宮 (sim4 gung1) — moon (ancient)
• 蟾 (sim4) — toad ("chán" represents the sound of its croaking); (mythology) the three-legge…
• 蟾蜍 (sim4 ceoi4) — toad
• 禪學 (sim4 hok6) — (noun) Zen
• 禪定 (sim4 ding6) — Meditation
• 禪寺 (sim4 zi2) — A Buddhist temple

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