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Open the tool →行香挂牌 (xíng xiāng guà pái) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to the traditional ritual performed by an education commissioner upon arriving in a province, which includes offering incense at the Confucian temple and posting public notices regarding the schedule and locations for imperial examinations”.
行香挂牌 is pronounced xíng xiāng guà pái in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 行香挂牌 means “Perform incense offering and post notices”. It is used to mean “refers to the traditional ritual performed by an education commissioner upon arriving in a province, which includes offering incense at the Confucian temple and posting public notices regarding the schedule and locations for imperial examinations”.
学政到省后例行的仪式。行香:到孔丘庙烧香。挂牌:出牌公告考试地点、日期等。