探花
Chinese
to explore; to search out; to scout to explore; to search out; to scout; to visit | flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern | ||
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trad. (探花) | 探 | 花 | |
simp. #(探花) | 探 | 花 | |
Literally: “flower snatcher”. |
Pronunciation
Noun
探花
- (historical) tanhua; person who came third in the palace examination of the imperial examination system, below zhuangyuan and bangyan
- (Philippines Hokkien, games) a dice roll of either, three of a kind (with two sets of three dice of the same face, except four) or straight (with all die faces in sequence) in a Mooncake Festival Dice Game
- Synonyms: 對堂, 榜眼