廩生

Chinese

government granary
 
to be born; to give birth; life
to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
trad. (廩生)
simp. (廪生)

Pronunciation


Noun

廩生

  1. (historical) Short for 廩膳生員廪膳生员 (“in the imperial examination system, the first class of shengyuan, who were the best performers in the college exam, and got to receive government-issued rations and pay for their academic achievements”).
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