金榜題名

to win top marks in the imperial examinations

name / noun (part of speech) / place (e.g. among winners) / famous / classifier for people

surname Jin / surname Kim (Korean) / Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234)

gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

to row / oar / Taiwan pr. [beng4]

to whip / Taiwan pr. [beng4]

notice or announcement / list of names / public roll of successful examinees

variant of 榜[bang3]

surname Ti

topic / problem for discussion / exam question / subject / to inscribe / to mention / CL:個|个[ge4],道[dao4]

lit. tablet with inscription in gold / pass list for the top imperial examinations / roll of honor

autograph / to sign one's name