折桂 in All languages combined

IPA: /ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /t͡siːt̚³ kʷɐi̯³³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹/, /t͡siːt̚³ kʷɐi̯³³/ Chinese transliterations: zhéguì [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄓㄜˊ ㄍㄨㄟˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], zit³ gwai³ [Cantonese, Jyutping], zhéguì [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], jhéguèi [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], chê²-kuei⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], jé-gwèi [Mandarin, Yale], jerguey [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], чжэгуй [Mandarin, Palladius], čžɛguj [Mandarin, Palladius], jit gwai [Cantonese, Yale], dzit⁸ gwai³ [Cantonese, Pinyin], jid³ guei³ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

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” [Pinyin] “a sprig from an osmanthus grove, a chip of jade from Kunshan” Etymology templates: {{lang|zh|郤詵}} 郤詵, {{zh-x|「桂林一枝、^昆山片玉」|“a sprig from an osmanthus grove, a chip of jade from Kunshan”|collapsed=y}} 「桂林一枝、昆山片玉」 [MSC, trad. and simp.] “guìlín yī zhī, Kūnshān piàn yù” [Pinyin] “a sprig from an osmanthus grove, a chip of jade from Kunshan” Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 折桂

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      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹/"
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"折桂" meaning in All languages combined

Verb [Chinese]