thám hoa

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 探花, Middle Chinese 探花

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰaːm˧˦ hwaː˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰaːm˦˧˥ hwaː˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰaːm˦˥ waː˧˧]

    Noun

    thám hoa

    1. (history) a person who achieves the third highest score in the imperial exam

    See also

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