xià​dì

to fail an exam

  • created reference approved 下第 → 不第 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    下第 xià​dì

    不第 bù​dì

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 下第 → 落第 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    下第 xià​dì

    落第 luò​dì

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 下第 · xià​dì · to fail an exam — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    下第

    xià​dì

    to fail an exam

    To fail the civil-service exam in imperial China; used more generally in modern contexts to refer to failing any entrance exam or not being admitted

    下, 第

    下 (literal) → 下 · xià · to descend 第 (literal) → 第 · dì · exam success

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 下第 · xià​dì · inferior — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    下第

    xià​dì

    inferior

    (literary) Of a low grade or inferior quality; the lowest ranking in a performance evaluation or list.

    下 (literal) → 下 · xià · inferior 第 (literal) → 第 · dì · order

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense