nán​gōng​shì

civil service examinations

  • created sense approved 南宫试/南宮試 · nán​gōng​shì · civil service examinations — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    南宫试 / 南宮試

    nán​gōng​shì

    civil service examinations

    an alternative name for the imperial civil service examinations held by the Ministry of Rites

    南宫 (literal) → 南宫/南宮 · nán​gōng · [government office] 试 (literal) → 试/試 · shì · to take an exam

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