Read Edit View history Discussion 榜眼 bǎngyǎn runner-up Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 榜眼 bǎngyǎn runner-up Candidate who ranked second in the highest level of the imperial civil service examination; now used more broadly for any second-place finisher Edit Delete References Add reference see 榜眼/榜眼 → 状元/狀元 Edit Delete see 状元/狀元 → 榜眼/榜眼 Edit Delete see 鼎甲/鼎甲 → 榜眼/榜眼 Edit Delete
榜眼 bǎngyǎn runner-up Candidate who ranked second in the highest level of the imperial civil service examination; now used more broadly for any second-place finisher Edit Delete