have one 's name inscribed on the pagoda of the wild goose -- to have attained the doctor 's degree(yàn tǎ tí míng)

have one 's name inscribed on the pagoda of the wild goose -- to have attained the doctor 's degree

Yanta title, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y à NT à t í m í ng, which means that it is inscribed in the Dayan Pagoda, which is the pronoun of Jinshi in the old examination. From Tang Zhiyan.

Idiom explanation

Xita: the big wild goose pagoda in Xi'an Ci'en Temple.

The origin of Idioms

The third volume of Tang Zhiyan written by Wang Dingbao in the Five Dynasties: "the inscriptions of Jinshi, after the dragon, and after the customs banquet, are expected to be collected under the tower of Ci'en."

Idiom usage

It is used as predicate, attribute and object. The twelfth chapter of Wenkang's biography of heroes and heroines in Qing Dynasty: "the first thing is to persuade your son-in-law to study hard and make progress, so as to make an early title of Yanta." The story of Tang Dynasty. After the banquet of Xinke Jinshi in Qujiang, they were often named in the wild goose pagoda. "The title of Ci'en started from Zhang Ju. It was written in the same year when he was wandering in the temple. It is a story of human nature. 」

Idiom story

During the reign of emperor Zhongzong of Tang Dynasty, Jinshi Zhang Juyou visited Ci'en Temple. On a whim, he put his name under the big wild goose pagoda. Unexpectedly, this move attracted scholars to follow suit. In particular, the new Jinshi regarded the title of Yanta as a great honor. After a banquet in Qujiang, they collectively came to the big wild goose pagoda and recommended good calligraphers to inscribe their names, native places and dates on the wall in ink. If some of these people become Qing Xiang in the future, they should change their names to Zhu Bi. Among the names of Yanta, Bai Juyi is the most famous. At the age of 27, he was the youngest of the seventeen. He couldn't restrain his joy and wrote the poem "under the title of Ci'en tower, the youngest of the seventeen". Another example is Liu Cang, another new scientist in the tenth grade, who wrote: "Zihao powder wall inscribes the book of immortals". He simply thought that he was the star of Wenqu in the sky. Although the poetry of the new scholars continued, the space of the walls of Ci'en Temple was limited, and soon the white walls became "flower walls". But unfortunately, these titles are no longer visible. It is said that Li Deyu, the Prime Minister of emperor Wuzong of the Tang Dynasty, was not a Jinshi, so he deeply avoided Jinshi. He ordered the cancellation of Qujiang banquet and asked people to remove all the titles of Xinke Jinshi.

Chinese PinYin : yàn tǎ tí míng