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折桂

zhé guì

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zhé guì
  1. 1.to win the laurels
  2. 2.to pass an imperial examination
  3. 3.to win a championship

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.to pass the imperial examination
  2. 2.to obtain first place in an examination or competition; to win the laurels

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Etymology

This figurative term has its origin in Xi Shen (郤詵) of the Jin dynasty (265–420), who self-deprecatingly referred to himself before the emperor as

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