進士
See also: 进士
Chinese
advance; enter; to come in | scholar; warrior; knight | ||
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trad. (進士) | 進 | 士 | |
simp. (进士) | 进 | 士 | |
Literally: “advanced scholar”. |
Pronunciation
Noun
進士
- (historical) “advanced” or “entered graduate”, a scholar who had successfully passed the highest level of the Chinese imperial examinations (殿試), usually held triennially at the imperial court
- (Philippines Hokkien, games) a four of a kind dice roll (with four faces of any of the same number, except four) in a Mooncake Festival Dice Game
- Synonym: 四進
Synonyms
- 本科 (běnkē)
Hyponyms
- 進士及第/进士及第 (jìnshì jídì)
- 狀元/状元 (zhuàngyuan)
- 榜眼 (bǎngyǎn)
- 探花 (tànhuā)
- 進士出身/进士出身 (jìnshì chūshēn)
- 同進士出身/同进士出身 (tóng jìnshì chūshēng)
Derived terms
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Descendants
Sino-Xenic (進士):
- → Japanese: 進士 (shinshi)
- → Korean: 진사(進士) (jinsa)
- → Vietnamese: tiến sĩ (進士)
Vietnamese
Hán tự in this term | |
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進 | 士 |
Noun
進士
- chữ Hán form of tiến sĩ (“doctor”).