nguy khoa
Definition
- Noun:
- High exam rank: A term from the imperial examination system, referring to achieving a high score or ranking in the royal examinations.
- Academic success: By extension, it signifies notable scholarly achievement or success in important examinations.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Sau nhiều năm đèn sách, ông ấy đã đạt được nguy khoa. (After many years of study, he achieved a high exam rank.)
- Giấc mơ nguy khoa của các sĩ tử ngày xưa rất khó thực hiện. (The dream of academic success for scholars of the past was very difficult to achieve.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is historical and literary, primarily used to describe success in the old Confucian-based imperial examinations. It is not used for modern educational systems.
Variants and Related Words
Đỗ đạt (v): to pass exams, to succeed in examinations.
- Cậu ấy đã đỗ đạt với thành tích xuất sắc. (He passed his exams with excellent results.)
Khoa bảng (n): the system of academic degrees and titles from the imperial exams; the scholarly path.
- Gia đình ông ấy có truyền thống khoa bảng. (His family has a tradition of scholarly achievement.)
Synonyms
- High rank: A position near the top in an exam.
- Exam success: Achievement in passing a difficult test.
- Scholarly honor: Recognition for academic excellence.
Related Idioms
Bảng vàng bia đá: (lit. golden board, stone stele) To have one's name inscribed in honor, often related to exam success.
- Ước nguyện của sĩ tử là được bảng vàng bia đá. (The wish of a scholar is to have their name honored for their success.)
Công thành danh toại: (lit. success achieved and fame attained) To achieve both career success and fame.
- Con đường khoa cử giúp nhiều người công thành danh toại. (The examination path helped many people achieve success and fame.)