蟾宮折桂

蟾
蟾
宫
宮
折
折
桂
桂
lit. plucking a branch of osmanthus from the Toad Palace (i.e. the moon) / fig. to succeed in the imperial examination

Characters and words in 蟾宮折桂

蟾
chán = ch + an2
moon / (striped) toad
蟾
chán = ch + an2
toad (chán represents the sound of its croaking) / (mythology) the three-legged toad said to exist in the moon / (metonym) the moon
宫
宮
go̅ng = gu + (e)ng1
surname Gong
宫 = 吕 + 宀 : Helga Horse updated engine to be her personal temple palace. She used a lot of pitchpipes to make engine whole again, and she wears a graduation cap as crown.
宫
宮
go̅ng = gu + (e)ng1
palace / temple / castration (as corporal punishment) / first note in pentatonic scale
宫 = 吕 + 宀 : Helga Horse updated engine to be her personal temple palace. She used a lot of pitchpipes to make engine whole again, and she wears a graduation cap as crown.
折
shé = sh + e2
to snap / to break (a stick, a bone etc) / (bound form) to sustain a loss (in business)
折
zhe̅ = zh + e1
to turn sth over / to turn upside down / to tip sth out (of a container)
折
zhé = zh + e2
to break / to fracture / to snap / to suffer loss / to bend / to twist / to turn / to change direction / convinced / to convert into (currency) / discount / rebate / tenth (in price) / classifier for theatrical scenes / to fold / accounts book
折 = 扌 + 斤 : James II of England (zh) wants to lift a pair of barbells (斤) in the elevator's kitchen (e2), but the barbells are very heavy. He tries to use toy claws (扌) and folding (折) knifes (mnemonic symbol for 折) as levers, but they both snap (折).
折
摺
zhé = zh + e2
variant of 折[zhe2] / to fold
折
桂
to win the laurels / to pass an imperial examination / to win a championship
桂
guì = gu + ei4
surname Gui / abbr. for Guangxi Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区[Guang3 xi1 Zhuang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]
桂 = 圭 + 木 : Gitta Giraffe (gu) finds three laurel (桂) crowns floating in circles around the top of the Christmas tree (木) in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4). She knows the goal of this mini game is to shoot all three laurel crowns with her bow. To make it easier for her she uses the special power of her jade tablet (圭) to freeze the laurel crowns for a few seconds.
桂
guì = gu + ei4
cassia / laurel
桂 = 圭 + 木 : Gitta Giraffe (gu) finds three laurel (桂) crowns floating in circles around the top of the Christmas tree (木) in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4). She knows the goal of this mini game is to shoot all three laurel crowns with her bow. To make it easier for her she uses the special power of her jade tablet (圭) to freeze the laurel crowns for a few seconds.

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