開科取士

開科取士

Chinese

			to select a man of talent to take on an official post
trad. (開科取士)		開科	取士
simp. (开科取士)		开科	取士

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kāikēqǔshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄞ ㄎㄜ ㄑㄩˇ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi¹ fo¹ ceoi² si⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: kāikēqǔshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ ㄎㄜ ㄑㄩˇ ㄕˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaikecheushyh
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kaikecyǔshìh
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ kʰɤ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: hoi¹ fo¹ ceoi² si⁶
    • Yale: hōi fō chéui sih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ fo¹ tsoey² si⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: hoi¹ fo¹ cêu² xi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːy̯⁵⁵ fɔː⁵⁵ t͡ʃʰɵy̯³⁵ siː²²/

Idiom

開科取士

1. (historical) to hold imperial examinations in order to select talented scholars (to become officials)