In other words, if they were not lucky enough to be born into the imperial family, "common people who managed to pass the imperial examinations and were promoted up through the ranks in the ordinary way would generally take at least twenty years, even if their careers ran smoothly, before they could rise to the fifth rank and gain the right to wear court beads," explains Chi Juo-hsin.
換句話說，若非天生命好，生在帝王、皇家，「一般百姓從中舉後，如果官路平坦，級級升遷，起碼也得廿多年才能升得到五品，才夠資格掛朝珠」，嵇若昕說。