tân khoa
Definition
- Noun:
- A new graduate; a new laureate: A person who has recently passed a state examination or earned a degree, especially in the context of historical Confucian-based civil service examinations in Vietnam.
- A new scholar: Refers to someone newly recognized for their scholarly achievements.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Ông ấy là một tân khoa của trường đại học danh tiếng. (He is a new graduate of the prestigious university.)
- Lễ vinh danh các tân khoa được tổ chức long trọng. (The ceremony to honor the new laureates was held solemnly.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "tân khoa" is considered literary and somewhat archaic in modern Vietnamese. It evokes the traditional scholarly system and is often used in historical or formal contexts to refer to someone who has just achieved an academic title or passed a major exam.
Variants and Related Words
Tân cử nhân (n): A new bachelor's degree holder.
- Các tân cử nhân rất phấn khởi trong ngày tốt nghiệp. (The new bachelors were very excited on graduation day.)
Tân tiến sĩ (n): A new doctorate holder; a new Ph.D.
- Buổi bảo vệ luận án thành công, cô ấy giờ đã là một tân tiến sĩ. (With a successful thesis defense, she is now a new Ph.D.)
Synonyms
- New graduate: A person who has recently completed a course of study.
- Laureate: A person who is honored for outstanding creative or intellectual achievement (especially fitting the historical context of tân khoa).
Related Idioms
- Vinh quy bái tổ: (Literally: To return in glory to worship ancestors) This phrase describes the traditional ceremony where a tân khoa, after passing the imperial examinations, would return to his hometown to pay respects at his ancestral altar.
- Sau khi đỗ đạt, vị tân khoa thực hiện lễ vinh quy bái tổ. (After succeeding in the exams, the new laureate performed the ceremony of returning in glory to worship his ancestors.)