狀元

狀元

See also: 状元

Chinese

		accusation; suit; state accusation; suit; state; condition; strong; great	primary; first; fundamental primary; first; fundamental; dollar; (dynasty)
trad. (狀元)		狀	元
simp. (状元)		状	元

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): zhuàngyuan, zhuàngyuán

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄤˋ ˙ㄩㄢ, ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄩㄢˊ

  (Chengdu, SP): zuang⁴ yuan²

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zong⁶ jyun⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhong-ngièn / chhong-ngiàn
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): chiōng-goân / chiōng-oân

  (Teochew, Peng'im): zo⁶ nguang⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhuàngyuan
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄤˋ ˙ㄩㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhuàngyuån
    • Wade–Giles: chuang⁴-yüan⁵
    • Yale: jwàng-ywan
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juanq.iuan
    • Palladius: чжуанъюань (čžuanʺjuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂwɑŋ⁵¹ ɥɛn¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhuàngyuán
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄩㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhuàngyuán
    • Wade–Giles: chuang⁴-yüan²
    • Yale: jwàng-ywán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juanqyuan
    • Palladius: чжуанъюань (čžuanʺjuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂwɑŋ⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: zuang⁴ yuan²
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: zuongwan
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡suaŋ²¹³ yan²¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zong⁶ jyun⁴
    • Yale: johng yùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzong⁶ jyn⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: zong⁶ yun⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔːŋ²² jyːn²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhong-ngièn
    • Hakka Romanization System: cong ngienˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: cong⁴ ngian²
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰoŋ⁵⁵ ɲi̯en¹¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhong-ngiàn
    • Hakka Romanization System: cong ngianˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: cong⁴ ngian²
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰoŋ⁵⁵ ɲi̯an¹¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese, Philippines, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiōng-goân
    • Tâi-lô: tsiōng-guân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cioxnggoaan
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiɔŋ³³⁻²¹ ɡuan²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕiɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ ɡuan²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Singapore): /t͡ɕiɔŋ²²⁻²¹ ɡuan²⁴/
    • IPA (Philippines): /t͡ɕiɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² ɡuan²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiōng-oân
    • Tâi-lô: tsiōng-uân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cioxng'oaan
    • IPA (Philippines): /t͡ɕiɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² uan²⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zo⁶ nguang⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsŏ nguâng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡so³⁵⁻¹¹ ŋuaŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

狀元

1. (historical) zhuangyuan, someone who was ranked first class in the palace examination, the highest level of the Chinese imperial examination; champion
2. (in modern uses) one who achieves the highest score in an examination; top scorer; valedictorian
3. (by extension) the very best in a field; top performer
4. (Philippines Hokkien, games) the winning dice roll in a Mooncake Festival Dice Game

Synonyms

• 龍頭／龙头 (lóngtóu)

Coordinate terms

• 榜眼 (bǎngyǎn)
• 探花 (tànhuā)

Derived terms

三百六十行，行行出狀元／三百六十行，行行出状元 (sānbǎi liùshí háng, hángháng chū zhuàngyuán) 中狀元／中状元 有狀元學生，無狀元先生／有状元学生，无状元先生 狀元及第／状元及第 狀元圓／状元圆

狀元籌／状元筹 狀元紅／状元红 狀元餅／状元饼 行行出狀元／行行出状元

Descendants

• → Thai: จอหงวน
• → Vietnamese: trạng nguyên

References

• “Entry #4347”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.