tam khôi

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 三 (“three”) and 魁 (“leaders”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [taːm˧˧ xoj˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [taːm˧˧ kʰoj˧˧] ~ [taːm˧˧ xoj˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [taːm˧˧ kʰoj˧˧] ~ [taːm˧˧ xoj˧˧]

Noun

(historical, collective) the three highest winners in the imperial exam (or Confucian court exam)

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