successful candidate in the imperial provincial examination
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
名詞
漢代取錄官員唔舉行考試，而係命令郡國守相推舉，被薦舉者就稱為「舉人」。而唐、宋實行科舉制時，稱可以應進士考試嘅人為「舉人」；至明、清時，就稱鄉試合格嘅考生為「舉人」 a successful candidate in the imperial examinations at the provincial level in the Ming and Qing dynasties
Definitions (Wiktionary)
noun, Hokkien, Philippines
a dice roll with two faces of four in a Mooncake Festival Dice Game (syn.) 二舉
noun, historical
successful candidate in the imperial examination at the provincial level
verb, literary
to lift a person
verb, literary
to recommend a talented person
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
（沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
“他总仍旧是偷。这一回，是自己发昏，竟偷到丁举人家里去了。他家的东西，偷得的么？”
“他總仍舊是偷。這一回，是自己發昏，竟偷到丁舉人家裏去了。他家的東西，偷得的麼？”
“ tā zǒng réng jiù shì tōu ． zhè yī huí ， shì zì jǐ fā hūn ， jìng tōu dào dīng jǔ rén jiā lǐ qù le ． tā jiā de dōng xi ， tōu de de me ？ ”
"He was stealing again. This time he was fool enough to steal from Mr. Ting, the provincial scholar! As if anybody could get away with that!"