粵

貢gung3士si6

simp贡士
gung3 si6gòng shì

English

  1. (old) candidate who has successfully passed the first grades of the examination system, but not yet the court examination (殿試|殿试[dian4 shi4])
  2. a successful candidate in the imperial examinations at the metropolitan level in the Ming and Qing dynasties

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 古時科舉制度中，喺會試及格，但未經殿試嘅考生

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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