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to win top marks in the imperial examinations

金榜题名
jīn bǎng tí míng
j+īn·1st toneb+ǎng·3rd tonet+í·2nd tonem+íng·2nd tone
Idiom
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to rank among the best名列前茅míng liè qián máoto pass an exam考中kǎo zhòngto confer a title an official position加官晋爵jiā guān jìn juélit. to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom) · fig. to return home after making good · Taiwan pr. yì jǐn huán xiāng衣锦还乡yī jǐn huán xiāngpromotion to the nobility (idiom)加官进爵jiā guān jìn juélit. plucking a branch of osmanthus from the Toad Palace (i.e. the moon) · fig. to succeed in the imperial examination蟾宫折桂chán gōng zhé guì
Antonyms
lit. to fall behind Sun Shan (who came last in the imperial examination) (idiom) · fig. to fail an exam · to fall behind (in a competition)名落孙山míng luò Sūn Shān
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