Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「郤詵丹桂」.
Let’s dive into the idiom 「郤詵丹桂」. Its definition and application are outlined below.
A metaphor for passing the imperial examination and gaining fame.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
qiè shēn dān guì
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gwik1 san1 daan1 gwai3
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