created sense approved 棘闱/棘闈 · jíwéi · examination hall — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
棘闱 / 棘闈
jíwéi
examination hall
(literary) civil service examination venue, originally so called because the perimeter was fenced with thorn bushes to prevent cheating
棘 (literal) → 棘 · jí · thorns 闱 (literal) → 闱/闈 · wéi · examination hall
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