進士及第

進士及第

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 pass an imperial examination
trad. (進士及第)		進士	及第
simp. (进士及第)		进士	及第

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jìnshì jídì

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄉㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zeon³ si⁶ kap⁶ dai⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: jìnshì jídì
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄉㄧˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinnshyh jyidih
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ ti⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zeon³ si⁶ kap⁶ dai⁶
    • Yale: jeun sih kahp daih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzoen³ si⁶ kap⁹ dai⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: zên³ xi⁶ keb⁶ dei⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃɵn³³ siː²² kʰɐp̚² tɐi̯²²/

Noun

進士及第

1. (historical) graduate ranking in the top three in the court examination of the imperial examination system