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Chinese
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tenth (in price); to break; to fold tenth (in price); to break; to fold; to turn; broken (as of rope, stick) |
Cinnamomum cassia; Guangxi Autonomous Region (abbrev.)
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simp. and trad.
(折桂)
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折
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桂
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| Literally: “to break off a sprig of osmanthus”.
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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:
「桂林一枝、昆山片玉」 [MSC, trad. and simp.]- “guìlín yī zhī, Kūnshān piàn yù”
- “a sprig from an osmanthus grove, a chip of jade from Kunshan”
Pronunciation
Verb
折桂
- (literary, figurative, historical) to pass the imperial examination
- (figurative) to obtain first place in an examination or competition; to win the laurels
Derived terms