diàn​shì

palace examination

  • created reference approved 殿试/殿試 → 廷试/廷試 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    殿试 / 殿試 diàn​shì

    廷试 / 廷試 tíng​shì

    same_as

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    created reference

  • created sense approved 殿试/殿試 · diàn​shì · palace examination — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    殿试 / 殿試

    diàn​shì

    palace examination

    The final and highest level of the imperial examination system, held in the palace and presided over by the emperor personally; also called [[廷试|廷試|ting2 shi4]].

    殿 (literal) → 殿 · diàn · palace hall 试 (literal) → 试/試 · shì · to take an exam

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 殿试/殿試 · diàn​shì · literate person — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    殿试 / 殿試

    diàn​shì

    literate person

    (archaic) A general term for a literate person or student, especially common during the Yuan Dynasty

    殿 (literal) → 殿 · diàn · palace hall 试 (literal) → 试/試 · shì · to take an exam

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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