khôi nguyên
Definition
- Noun:
- First laureate / top graduate: The candidate who achieved the highest score and first-place rank in the imperial examinations of historical Vietnam.
- Primus: The principal or champion graduate in the traditional Confucian-based examination system.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Ông ấy từng là khôi nguyên của khoa thi năm ấy. (He was once the first laureate of that examination year.)
- Danh hiệu khôi nguyên là mơ ước của mọi sĩ tử xưa. (The title of primus was the dream of every scholar in the past.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is historical and literary. It is used today primarily in historical contexts, literature, or figuratively to praise someone who achieves the highest rank in a modern academic or competitive field.
- Cô ấy là khôi nguyên của kỳ thi tốt nghiệp toàn quốc. (She is the top graduate of the national graduation examination.)
Variants and Related Words
- Thủ khoa (n): Valedictorian; the highest-scoring graduate in a modern examination or university. This is the contemporary equivalent.
- Anh ấy là thủ khoa đại học. (He is the university valedictorian.)
Synonyms
- First laureate
- Primus
- Top graduate
- Champion scholar (historical context)
Related Idioms
- Đỗ khôi nguyên: To pass as the first laureate.
- Nguyễn Công Trứ đỗ khôi nguyên, ra làm quan. (Nguyễn Công Trứ passed as the primus and became a mandarin.)
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First laureate (in former examination-copetitions)
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