三及第

Chinese

		three	to pass an imperial examination
trad. (三及第)		三	及第
simp. #(三及第)		三	及第

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sānjídì

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧˊ ㄉㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ kap⁶ dai^6-2 / saam¹ kap⁶ dai⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sānjídì
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧˊ ㄉㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sanjídì
    • Wade–Giles: san¹-chi²-ti⁴
    • Yale: sān-jí-dì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanjyidih
    • Palladius: саньцзиди (sanʹczidi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵ ti⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: saam¹ kap⁶ dai^6-2 / saam¹ kap⁶ dai⁶
    • Yale: sāam kahp dái / sāam kahp daih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ kap⁹ dai^6-2 / saam¹ kap⁹ dai⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ keb⁶ dei^6-2 / sam¹ keb⁶ dei⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːm⁵⁵ kʰɐp̚² tɐi̯²²⁻³⁵/, /saːm⁵⁵ kʰɐp̚² tɐi̯²²/

Noun

三及第

1. (Cantonese) Synonym of 及第粥 (“congee with pork, chitterlings and pork liver”)
2. A written language formed from a mixture of Classical Chinese, Standard Chinese, and vernacular Cantonese, formerly used in publications and media such as Hong Kong newspapers.