Word information
Simplified蟾宫折桂
Traditional蟾宮折桂
Pinyinchán gōng zhé guì
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Chinese word dictionary
蟾宫折桂
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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打折dǎzhé
to give a discount
折扣zhékòudiscount
挫折cuòzhésetback; reverse; check; defeat; frustration; disappointment; to frustrate; to discourage; to set sb back; to blunt; to subdue
宫gōngpalace; temple; castration (as corporal punishment); first note in pentatonic scale; surname Gong
折zhéto break; to fracture; to snap; to suffer loss; to bend; to twist; to turn; to change direction; convinced; to convert into (currency); discount; rebate; tenth (in price); classifier for theatrical scenes; to fold; accounts book; variant of 折[zhe2]; to fold
波折bōzhétwists and turns