Chinese Word: 蟾宫折桂 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

lit. plucking a branch of osmanthus from the Toad Palace (i.e. the moon); fig. to succeed in the imperial examination

1		yí xiàng 一项 xīn de 新的 yán jiū 研究 biǎo míng 表明， “ lǐ 李 ” bìng fēi 并非 zhōng guó 中国 dì yī 第一 dà xìng 大姓， “ wáng 王 ” xìng 姓 chū rén yì liào 出人意料 de 的 chán gōng zhé guì 蟾宫折桂。 A new study has debunked the notion that "Li" is China's most popular surname, "Wang" walked off with the palm.
2		jǐn guǎn 尽管 zài shàng 在上 liǎng gè 两个 sài jì 赛季 zhōng 中 qiè ěr xī 切尔西 qīng yì 轻易 de 地 chán gōng zhé guì 蟾宫折桂， dàn shì 但是 zài 在 běn 本 sài jì 赛季 zhōng 中， miàn duì 面对 qiáng jìng 强劲 de 的 duì shǒu 对手 màn lián 曼联 hé 和 ā sēn nà 阿森纳， qiè ěr xī 切尔西 duó guàn 夺冠 zhī 之 lù 路， sì hū 似乎 xiǎn de 显得 yǒu diǎn 有点 qí qū 崎岖。 The Blues have romped away with the in each of the last two seasons, but they are unlikely to have things all their own way this term with Manchester United and Arsenal also racking up the wins.