Definition

1. Noun:
   • Palace Examination: "đình thí" refers to the highest-level, final imperial examination in the historical Vietnamese Confucian examination system, held at the royal palace and presided over by the emperor himself.
   • Court Examination: It can also be called the court examination, as it was conducted at the imperial court to select the highest-ranking scholars (tiến sĩ, trạng nguyên).

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Sau khi đỗ kỳ thi hội, các cử nhân sẽ được vào kinh đô dự kỳ đình thí. (After passing the metropolitan exam, the graduates would go to the capital to take the palace examination.)
  • Kỳ đình thí được tổ chức tại điện Thái Hòa dưới sự chủ trì của nhà vua. (The palace examination was held at the Thai Hoa Palace under the presidency of the king.)

Advanced Usage

• "thi đình": This is a variant form with the same meaning as "đình thí". Both terms are classical and refer to the same examination.
  • Thi đình là kỳ thi quan trọng nhất trong hệ thống khoa cử phong kiến. (The palace examination was the most important test in the feudal examination system.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thi đình (n): Palace examination. (A synonym and variant word order of "đình thí").
• Thi Hội (n): Metropolitan examination. (The exam level held at the capital, immediately before the palace examination).
• Tam khôi (n): The top three laureates (Trạng nguyên, Bảng nhãn, Thám hoa) selected from the "đình thí".

Synonyms

• Final imperial examination: Kỳ thi đế chế cuối cùng.
• Court exam: Kỳ thi tại triều đình.

Related Idioms/Phrases

• "Lều chõng đi thi": Refers to the arduous journey of scholars traveling to take the imperial examinations, culminating in the "đình thí".
  • Câu chuyện "lều chõng đi thi" phản ánh con đường gian nan của các sĩ tử để đến với kỳ đình thí. (The story of "carrying tents and tripods to exams" reflects the difficult path of scholars to reach the palace examination.)

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