| Change log entry 56567 | |
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| Processed by: | ycandau (2015-03-12 17:19:10 UTC) |
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<< review queue entry 52358 - submitted by 'goldyn_chyld' >> 1. not necessarily 'imperial' 2. Sun Shan is a name GF: 宋范公偁《过庭录》记载：孙山考取最后一名回乡，有人向他询问自己的儿子考中了没有，他回答说“解（jiè）名尽处是孙山，贤郎更在孙山外”。后用“名落孙山”作为没有考取的委婉说法。 M: 孙山：人名。宋吳人，滑稽有才。 |
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- 名落孫山 名落孙山 [ming2 luo4 sun1 shan1] /(idiom) to fail in imperial exam/ + 名落孫山 名落孙山 [ming2 luo4 Sun1 Shan1] /lit. to fall behind Sun Shan 孫山|孙山[Sun1 Shan1] (who came last in the imperial examination) (idiom)/fig. to fail an exam/to fall behind (in a competition)/ + 孫山 孙山 [Sun1 Shan1] /Sun Shan, Song Dynasty joker and talented scholar/ |