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狀元
  zong6 jyun4   jyutping
  zhuang4 yuan2   pinyin
Number One Scholar; the very best

noun

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
狀元 / 状元

This word has been viewed 1376 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 29th Dec 2005 23:58 and last edited on 8th Oct 2015 04:40
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Characters in this word:

 zong6  -  form; condition; certificate
 jyun4  -  beginning, first, original; dollar

3 compounds containing this word:

行行出狀元 - there are successful persons in every trade or profession (and one can distinguish himself for that reason)
本地狀元 - lepers
賊公計狀元才 - small trick shows great talent
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