Chinese Word Entry
春闈
Simplified Chinese form:
春闱
Mandarin (Zhuyin): |
ㄔㄨㄣ ㄨㄟˊ
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Mandarin (Pinyin): |
chūn wéi
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Cantonese (Jyutping): |
ceon1 wai4
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Definitions: |
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metropolitan civil service examination (held triennially in spring in imperial times)
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Crown Prince's chambers
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by extension, the Crown Prince
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Chinese characters used in this word
春
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springtime,
spring (season),
spring,
wanton
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Readings
Mandarin: |
ㄔㄨㄣ (chūn),
ㄔㄨㄣˇ (chǔn)
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Cantonese: |
ceon1
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Japanese: |
シュン (shun)
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はる (haru)
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Korean: |
춘 (chun)
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Vietnamese: |
xuân
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闈
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gate,
door,
living quarters
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Readings
Mandarin: |
ㄨㄟˊ (wéi)
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Cantonese: |
wai4
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Japanese: |
イ (i)、
キ (ki)
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Korean: |
위 (wi)
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Vietnamese: |
vi
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Variants
Simplified Chinese form: |
闱
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