huì​yuán

top examination scholar

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

    会元 / 會元 huì​yuán

    会试 / 會試 huì​shì

    see

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  • created sense approved 会元/會元 · huì​yuán · top examination scholar — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    会元 / 會元

    huì​yuán

    top examination scholar

    (historical) The scholar who ranked first in the metropolitan civil service examination during the Ming and Qing dynasties; the top graduate of the [[会试|會試|hui4 shi4]].

    会 (literal) → 会/會 · huì · to meet 元 (literal) → 元 · yuán · first

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  • created sense approved 会元/會元 · huì​yuán · compendium — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    会元 / 會元

    huì​yuán

    compendium

    (bound form) An abbreviation of [[会要|會要|hui4 yao4]]; a collection of essential information or historical records, commonly used in historical book titles like the Compendium of Five Lamps ([[五灯会元|五燈會元|wu3 deng1 hui4 yuan2]])

    会 (literal) → 会/會 · huì · to understand 元 (literal) → 元 · yuán · first

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