nhị giáp
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Definition
- Noun:
- Second-grade doctorate: In the traditional Vietnamese imperial examination system, "nhị giáp" refers to the second-highest rank of doctorate (tiến sĩ) awarded to successful candidates. It is an archaic term.
- Second class/grade: More broadly, it can denote the second rank or class in a historical classification system.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Ông ấy đỗ nhị giáp tiến sĩ dưới thời vua Lê. (He achieved the second-grade doctorate under the Lê dynasty.)
- Trong kỳ thi, danh hiệu nhị giáp là rất cao quý. (In the examination, the title of second-grade doctorate was very prestigious.)
Advanced Usage
- "Đỗ nhị giáp": to pass/achieve the second-grade doctorate.
- Cụ tổ của dòng họ từng đỗ nhị giáp. (The clan's ancestor once achieved the second-grade doctorate.)
Variants and Related Words
- Nhị giáp tiến sĩ (n): Second-grade doctorate (the full, more specific term).
- Bia tiến sĩ ghi danh những người đỗ nhị giáp tiến sĩ. (The doctorate steles record the names of those who achieved the second-grade doctorate.)
- Đệ nhị giáp (n): Synonymous with "nhị giáp," also meaning second grade/class.
- Nhất giáp (n): First-grade doctorate (the rank above).
- Tam giáp (n): Third-grade doctorate (the rank below).
Synonyms
- Bằng tiến sĩ hạng nhì: Second-class doctorate degree (a modern descriptive equivalent).
- Hạng nhì: Second place/rank.
Notes
- This is a historical term (often marked as "cũ" or "arch." in dictionaries) related to the Confucian examination system in Vietnam and is not used in modern academic contexts. The modern equivalent for a doctoral degree is "tiến sĩ" without such graded classifications.
- (cũ) Second grade (doctorate)