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三及第
saam1 kap6 dai6 |
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[1] [粵] a literary form, fusion of three styles: literary Chinese 文言文, vernacular Chinese 白話文 and Cantonese dialect [2] [粵] congee with pig's liver and kidneys | also known as 及第粥 [3] [粵] a woefully cooked pot of rice: the top part is not properly cooked, the middle is fine, and the bottom is burnt (which is where the three layers come from) [4] [粵] one puts on three different lengths of clothes in the same place, which reveals the longer two, a pun on 三及底 [5] [archaic] come out first at all the three levels of the imperial examinations held at the provincial capital, national capital and the palace | full version: 三元及第 Level: 4 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:三 saam1 saam3 - three; several及 kap6 gap6 - and; with; reach; catch up with 第 dai6 - sequence; number; grade; degree |
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