created reference approved 三元 → 解元 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
三元 sānyuán
解元 jièyuán
see
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created reference approved 三元 → 会元/會元 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
三元 sānyuán
会元 / 會元 huìyuán
see
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created reference approved 三元 → 状元/狀元 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
三元 sānyuán
状元 / 狀元 zhuàngyuán
see
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created sense approved 三元 · sānyuán · top honors in the three examinations — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
三元
sānyuán
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 · sānyuán · Three Primordials — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
三元
sānyuán
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 · sānyuán · New Year's Day — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
三元
sānyuán
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 · sānyuán · the three realms — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
三元
sānyuán
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 · sānyuán · three-cycle period — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
三元
sānyuán
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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