"蟾宮折桂" meaning in Chinese

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  "literal_meaning": "tobreak off osmanthus [blossoms] in the Toad Palace",
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      "zh-pron": "chʻan²-kung¹-chê²-kuei⁴"
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      "zh-pron": "chán-gūng-jé-gwèi"
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      "zh-pron": "charngongjerguey"
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      "zh-pron": "чаньгунчжэгуй"
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      "zh-pron": "čanʹgunčžɛguj"
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