Trần Bích San
Definition
- Proper Noun:
- Trần Bích San: A historical figure, a Vietnamese scholar-official and poet from the 19th century. He is renowned for achieving the highest honors in three consecutive imperial examinations, earning the title "Tam Nguyên" (Triple First Laureate). He served as a high-ranking mandarin until his death.
Usage Examples
- Proper Noun:
- Trần Bích San là một nhân vật lịch sử nổi tiếng thời Nguyễn. (Trần Bích San is a famous historical figure of the Nguyễn dynasty.)
- Tác phẩm của Trần Bích San vẫn còn được lưu truyền đến ngày nay. (The works of Trần Bích San are still preserved today.)
Advanced Usage
- "Tam Nguyên Trần Bích San": This full title emphasizes his scholarly achievement of coming first in three exams.
- Tam Nguyên Trần Bích San được người đời rất ngưỡng mộ. (The Triple First Laureate Trần Bích San was greatly admired by his contemporaries.)
Variants and Related Words
Trần Hy Tăng: His courtesy name (tên tự).
- Trần Hy Tăng là tên tự của Trần Bích San. (Trần Hy Tăng is the courtesy name of Trần Bích San.)
Tuần phủ: A provincial governor, a title he held.
- Tham tri: A vice-minister, a senior central government position he was promoted to.
Synonyms
- Scholar-official: A learned person who served in the imperial administration.
- Mandarin: A bureaucrat of imperial Vietnam.
- Poet: A writer of poems, which he was.
Related Idioms
- Đỗ tam nguyên: To achieve the "Triple First" honor in exams.
- Thành tích đỗ tam nguyên của ông là rất hiếm có. (His achievement of the Triple First was extremely rare.)