khoa bảng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 科榜.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xwaː˧˧ ʔɓaːŋ˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰwaː˧˧ ʔɓaːŋ˧˨] ~ [xwaː˧˧ ʔɓaːŋ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰwaː˧˧ ʔɓaːŋ˨˩˦] ~ [xwaː˧˧ ʔɓaːŋ˨˩˦]

Noun

khoa bảng

  1. (historical) notice board announcing the names of successful candidates in the imperial examinations
  2. (historical) graduating laureate in such examinations

See also

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