狀元
See also: 状元
Chinese
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Pronunciation
Noun
狀元
- (historical) zhuangyuan, someone who was ranked first class in the palace examination, the highest level of the Chinese imperial examination; champion
- (in modern uses) one who achieves the highest score in an examination; top scorer; valedictorian
- (by extension) the very best in a field; top performer
- (Hokkien, dice games) the winning dice roll in a Mooncake Festival Dice Game
Derived terms
- 三百六十行,行行出狀元/三百六十行,行行出状元 (sānbǎi liùshí háng, hángháng chū zhuàngyuán)
- 中狀元/中状元
- 有狀元學生,無狀元先生/有状元学生,无状元先生
- 狀元及第/状元及第
- 狀元及第粥/状元及第粥
- 狀元圓/状元圆
- 狀元籌/状元筹
- 狀元紅/状元红
- 狀元餅/状元饼
- 行行出狀元/行行出状元
Descendants
- → Thai: จอหงวน
- → Vietnamese: trạng nguyên
References
- “Entry #4347”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.
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