tàn​huā

imperial exam third-place

Senses

探花 tàn​huā imperial exam third-place

(historical) the candidate who placed third in the highest level of the imperial civil service examination

探花 tàn​huā to look at flowers

(literary) to view or appreciate flowers

探花 tàn​huā [sex work slang]

(slang) to secretly film a sexual encounter with a sex worker and share the video online

探花 tàn​huā flower-snatching messenger

(historical, Tang Dynasty) one of the youngest successful candidates in the metropolitan examination appointed to gather flowers from famous gardens for the banquet celebration

References

classifier 探花/探花 个/個
classifier 探花/探花 位/位
see 状元/狀元 探花/探花
see 鼎甲/鼎甲 探花/探花