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舉人

简举人 · 繁舉人

Mandarin · pinyin jǔ rén

graduate
successful candidate in the imperial provincial examination

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舉: Look up this written character
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
举: jǔ · raise, lift up; recommend

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3–2 · ju3 ren2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

geoi2 jan4

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noun

(historical) successful candidate in the imperial examination at the provincial level
(Philippine Hokkien, dice games) a dice roll with two faces of four in a Mooncake Festival Dice Game

verb

(literary) to lift a person
(literary) to recommend a talented person

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