fo1 geoi2科舉科举
Jyutpingfo1 geoi2
Yalefō géui
Definition
Imperial examination; the civil service examination system used to select government officials in imperial China.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the historical civil service examination system that spanned over a millennium in China. It is almost exclusively used in academic, historical, or literary contexts rather than daily conversation. When discussing the intense pressure of these exams, people often use the phrase 寒窗苦讀 to describe the years of solitary study required.
Examples
Scholars in the past had a very hard time taking the imperial examinations.
Do you know how long the ancient imperial examinations lasted?
Related words
Common phrases
to take the imperial examination
the imperial examination system
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