chán
gōng
zhé
guì

idiom

Meaning of 蟾宫折桂

蟾宫折桂 means to pass the imperial examination (jinshi) with top honors; to succeed brilliantly. Pronounced chán gōng zhé guì.

  • to pass the imperial examination (jinshi) with top honors; to succeed brilliantly

Definitions & Examples

shí
nián
hán
chuāng
 
zhōng
chán
gōng
zhé
guì
 
kǎo
shàng
le
zhuàng
yuán
 

After years of hard study, he finally achieved top honors and became the top scholar.

Zhù
jīn
nián
gāo
kǎo
chán
gōng
zhé
guì
 
jīn
bǎng
míng
 

May you achieve great success and have your name on the honor roll in this year's college entrance exam!

Zài
zhè
guó
ào
shù
jìng
sài
zhōng
 
chán
gōng
zhé
guì
 
wèi
zhōng
guó
duì
yíng
méi
jīn
pái
 

In this International Mathematical Olympiad, she achieved top honors, winning a gold medal for the Chinese team.