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Open the tool →弹冠结绶 (tán guān jié shòu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to recommend friends for official positions”.
弹冠结绶 is pronounced tán guān jié shòu in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 弹冠结绶 means “dust off one's cap and tie on an official's ribbon”. It is used to mean “to recommend friends for official positions”.
朋友之间互相援引出仕。