進士出身

進士出身

Chinese

		advanced scholar; “advanced” or “entered graduate”, a scholar who had successfully passed the highest level of the Chinese imperial examinations, usually held triennially at the imperial court.	to devote oneself; to give up one's life
trad. (進士出身)		進士	出身
simp. (进士出身)		进士	出身

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jìnshì chūshēn

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄕˋ ㄔㄨ ㄕㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zeon³ si⁶ ceot¹ san¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: jìnshì chūshēn
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄕˋ ㄔㄨ ㄕㄣ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinnshyh chushen
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jìnshìh chushen
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin˥˩꜒꜔ ʂʐ̩˥˩ ʈ͡ʂʰu˥ ʂən˥/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zeon³ si⁶ ceot¹ san¹
    • Yale: jeun sih chēut sān
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzoen³ si⁶ tsoet⁷ san¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: zên³ xi⁶ cêd¹ sen¹
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃɵn˧ siː˨ t͡ʃʰɵt˥ sɐn˥/

Noun

進士出身

1. (historical) one of the graduates who ranked second class in the court exam of the imperial examination system, ranking immediately after the tanhua