sān​yuán

top honors in the three examinations

  • created reference approved 三元 → 解元 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    三元 sān​yuán

    解元 jiè​yuán

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  • created reference approved 三元 → 会元/會元 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    三元 sān​yuán

    会元 / 會元 huì​yuán

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  • created reference approved 三元 → 状元/狀元 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    三元 sān​yuán

    状元 / 狀元 zhuàng​yuán

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  • created sense approved 三元 · sān​yuán · top honors in the three examinations — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    三元

    sān​yuán

    top honors in the three examinations

    The top candidates in the provincial, metropolitan, and palace levels of the civil service examinations, specifically the [[解元|解元|jie4 yuan2]], [[会元|會元|hui4 yuan2]], and [[状元|狀元|zhuang4 yuan2]]; achieving first place in all three is called "continuous top honors"

    三 (literal) → 三 · sān · three 元 (literal) → 元 · yuán · unit

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  • created sense approved 三元 · sān​yuán · Three Primordials — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    三元

    sān​yuán

    Three Primordials

    A collective term for the 15th day of the first, seventh, and tenth lunar months, known respectively as the Upper, Middle, and Lower Primordials.

    三 (literal) → 三 · sān · three 元 (literal) → 元 · yuán · first

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  • created sense approved 三元 · sān​yuán · New Year's Day — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    三元

    sān​yuán

    New Year's Day

    The first day of the first lunar month, so named because it marks the beginning of a new year, month, and day.

    三 (literal) → 三 · sān · three 元 (literal) → 元 · yuán · first

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  • created sense approved 三元 · sān​yuán · the three realms — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    三元

    sān​yuán

    the three realms

    A philosophical or spiritual term referring to heaven, earth, and humanity; sometimes used in Taoism to refer to the three officials of the universe.

    三 (literal) → 三 · sān · three 元 (literal) → 元 · yuán · basic

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  • created sense approved 三元 · sān​yuán · three-cycle period — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    三元

    sān​yuán

    three-cycle period

    A term in traditional divination or chronometry where a 180-year period is divided into three 60-year cycles called the upper, middle, and lower primordials.

    三 (literal) → 三 · sān · three 元 (literal) → 元 · yuán · first

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