tàn​huā

imperial exam third-place

探花 tàn​huā
imperial exam third-place
(historical) the candidate who placed third in the highest level of the imperial civil service examination
to look at flowers
(literary) to view or appreciate flowers
[sex work slang]
(slang) to secretly film a sexual encounter with a sex worker and share the video online
flower-snatching messenger
(historical, Tang Dynasty) one of the youngest successful candidates in the metropolitan examination appointed to gather flowers from famous gardens for the banquet celebration

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