sinh đồ
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Definition
- Noun:
- Junior Bachelor: In the context of the traditional Vietnamese Confucian examination system, particularly during the late Lê and early Nguyễn dynasties, a "sinh đồ" was a person who had passed the preliminary level of the imperial examinations, equivalent to a junior bachelor's degree.
- Pupil, Student (archaic): An old term used to refer to a student or disciple in a general sense.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Ông cụ thân sinh ra nhà nho ấy nguyên là một sinh đồ thời Nguyễn sơ. (That scholar's father was originally a junior bachelor in the early Nguyễn dynasty.)
- Truyện Kiều có câu: "Sinh đồ từ thuở bên vàng, Phận nghèo mang lấy nợ nần vào thân." (The Tale of Kiều has the line: "A student since the days of youth, A poor fate carries debts into one's life.")
Advanced Usage
- The term "sinh đồ" is primarily historical and literary. It is used to denote a specific academic rank in pre-modern Vietnam, reflecting the societal structure and educational path of the time. It is not used in contemporary contexts to refer to modern students.
Variants and Related Words
- Học trò (n): Student, pupil (modern and common term).
- Cô ấy là học trò giỏi nhất lớp. (She is the best student in the class.)
- Tú tài (n): Bachelor (a higher degree in the old examination system, above "sinh đồ").
- Sau khi đỗ tú tài, ông tiếp tục thi lên cử nhân. (After obtaining the bachelor's degree, he continued to take the examination for the provincial graduate degree.)
Synonyms
- Học sinh (n): Student (modern term).
- Môn sinh (n): Disciple, follower (of a teacher).
Related Phrases
- Lều chõng đi thi: Refers to the act of candidates taking the imperial examinations (carrying a tent and a cooking pot), a phrase often associated with the journey of "sinh đồ" and other scholars.
- Câu chuyện kể về những thí sinh lều chõng đi thi thời xưa. (The story is about the candidates who took the imperial examinations in the old days.)
Related Idioms
- While there are no direct idioms using "sinh đồ", the concept is embedded in the cultural memory of the scholar class and the examination system, often referenced in classical literature and historical discussions about education and social mobility in feudal Vietnam.
- (từ cũ) Junior bachelor
- Pupil, student