狀元 [状－]

Jyutping zong6 jyun4
Pinyin zhuàng yuan

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, broadly
    the very best in a field; top performer
  2. noun, in modern uses
    one who achieves the highest score in an examination; top scorer; valedictorian
  3. noun, Hokkien, Philippines
    the winning dice roll in a Mooncake Festival Dice Game
  4. noun, historical
    zhuangyuan, someone who was ranked first class in the palace examination, the highest level of the Chinese imperial examination; champion

狀元 [状－]

Jyutping zong6 jyun4
Pinyin zhuàng yuán

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system)
  2. see 榜眼[bang3 yan3] and 探花[tan4 hua1]
  3. top scorer in college entrance examination 高考[gao1 kao3]
  4. (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field
  5. leading light
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    古時​科舉​入面​，​喺​最高​級​嘅​殿​試​考​獲​第一​嘅​考生​，​分別​高過​榜眼​、​探花​；​現代​就​借​指​喺​高考​、​文憑​試之類​公開試​裏​面考​獲​最佳​成​績​嘅​考生​（​量​詞​：​位​／​名​）
    number-one scholar; foremost person, usu. in the court exam, the highest grade one of imperial civil service examinations
    • 佢係今年畢業試嘅狀元，全科優異。
      佢系今年毕业试嘅状元，全科优异。
      keoi5 hai6 gam1 nin4 bat1 jip6 si5 ge3 zong6 jyun4, cyun4 fo1 jau1 ji6.
      She is the number-one scholar in this year's final exam. She got distinctions for all the subjects.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, broadly
    the very best in a field; top performer
  2. noun, in modern uses
    one who achieves the highest score in an examination; top scorer; valedictorian
  3. noun, Hokkien, Philippines
    the winning dice roll in a Mooncake Festival Dice Game
  4. noun, historical
    zhuangyuan, someone who was ranked first class in the palace examination, the highest level of the Chinese imperial examination; champion
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #5513
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    行行出状元
    行行出狀元
    hong4 hong4 ceot1 zong6 jyun4
    • One can become an outstanding person regardless of their field.
  2. Cantonese
    佢系今年毕业试嘅状元，全科优异。
    佢係今年畢業試嘅狀元，全科優異。
    keoi5 hai6 gam1 nin4 bat1 jip6 si5 ge3 zong6 jyun4, cyun4 fo1 jau1 ji6.
    • She is the number-one scholar in this year's final exam. She got distinctions for all the subjects.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    他们学校出了个高考状元。
    他們學校出了個高考狀元。
    tā men xué xiào chū le ge gāo kǎo zhuàng yuán ．
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