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Jyutping gaai2 jyun4
Pinyin jiè yuán

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. first-placed candidate in the provincial imperial examinations (old)
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, historical
    in the imperial examination system, the juren who ranked first in provincial exam
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    解元
    解元
    jiè yuán
    • laureate of local examinations ("foremost among the presented scholars")