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imperial examination

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A public examination system in the Sinosphere to select candidates for the state bureaucracy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 科舉 /科举 (kējǔ) — examination system
  • Finnish: keisarillinen tutkinto — examination system
  • Japanese: 科挙 (kakyo) — examination system
  • Korean: 과거 (gwageo) — examination system
  • Persian: آزمون شاهنشاهی (âzmun-e šâhanšâhi) — examination system
  • Vietnamese: khoa cử — examination system