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折桂
 
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zhé guì
  • to win the laurels
  • to pass an imperial examination
  • to win a championship

折桂 zhé guì

折桂
1 晋代郤诜曾以「桂林之一枝」对晋武帝比喻自己举贤良对策的才能,为天下第一。见《晋书.卷五二.郤诜传》。后人遂以折桂比喻科举及第。唐.温庭筠〈春日将欲东归寄新及第苗绅先辈〉诗:「犹喜故人先折桂,自怜羁客尚飘蓬。」也作「攀桂」。

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