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鄉試

简乡试 · 繁鄉試

Mandarin · pinyin xiāng shì

the triennial provincial imperial exam during the Ming and Qing

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鄉: Look up this written character
試: Look up this written character
乡: xiāng · country; rural; village
试: shì · test, try, experiment

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1–4 · xiang1 shi4

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hoeng1 si5

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noun

the triennial provincial imperial exam (as held in the civil service examination system of Imperial China)

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