khoa bảng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 科榜.

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xwaː˧˧ ʔɓaːŋ˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰwaː˧˧ ʔɓaːŋ˧˨] ~ [xwaː˧˧ ʔɓaːŋ˧˨]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰwaː˧˧ ʔɓaːŋ˨˩˦] ~ [xwaː˧˧ ʔɓaːŋ˨˩˦]

Noun

khoa bảng

  1. (historical) Confucian court examination system
  2. (historical) laureate in such examinations
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