See also: 状元

Chinese

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accusation; suit; state
accusation; suit; state; condition; strong; great
 
primary; first; fundamental
primary; first; fundamental; dollar; (dynasty)
 
trad. (狀元)
simp. (状元)
 
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Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (20) (31)
Final () (105) (66)
Tone (調) Departing (H) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Closed
Division () III III
Fanqie
Baxter dzrjangH ngjwon
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/d͡ʒɨɐŋH/ /ŋʉɐn/
Pan
Wuyun
/ɖ͡ʐiɐŋH/ /ŋʷiɐn/
Shao
Rongfen
/d͡ʒiɑŋH/ /ŋiuɐn/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ɖ͡ʐɨaŋH/ /ŋuan/
Li
Rong
/d͡ʒiaŋH/ /ŋiuɐn/
Wang
Li
/d͡ʒĭaŋH/ /ŋĭwɐn/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/ɖ͡ʐʱi̯aŋH/ /ŋi̯wɐn/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
zhuàng yuán
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
zong6 jyun4

Noun

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狀元

  1. (historical) zhuangyuan, someone who was ranked first class in the palace examination, the highest level of the Chinese imperial examination; champion
  2. (in modern uses) one who achieves the highest score in an examination; top scorer; valedictorian
  3. (by extension) the very best in a field; top performer
  4. (Hokkien, dice games) the winning dice roll in a Mooncake Festival Dice Game

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Thai: จอหงวน
  • Vietnamese: trạng nguyên

References

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