Definition

1. Noun:
   • Metropolitan examination: "Hội thí" refers to the imperial examination held at the capital during the feudal period in Vietnam, specifically the examination that preceded the final palace examination (thi đình).

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Các sĩ tử trải qua kỳ thi hương trước khi đến kinh đô dự hội thí. (Candidates passed the provincial examination before coming to the capital to take the metropolitan examination.)
  • Hội thí là một kỳ thi quan trọng trong hệ thống khoa cử phong kiến. (The metropolitan examination was an important test in the feudal examination system.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is marked as archaic (từ cũ) and is a historical term. It is used primarily in historical texts or discussions about Vietnam's feudal era and its imperial examination system.

Variants and Related Words

• Thi hội: This is the term given as the direct equivalent (như thi hội) in the reference. It has the same meaning: the metropolitan examination.
• Thi đình: The subsequent, highest-level palace examination.
• Khoa cử: The imperial examination system as a whole.

Synonyms

• Metropolitan exam: A direct English translation of the concept.
• Capital examination: Another descriptive term.

Notes on Meaning

• The term "hội thí" specifically denotes the examination stage, not the passing of it. Passing this exam conferred the title of Tiến sĩ (Doctorate).

1. (từ cũ; nghĩa cũ) như thi hội