tỉnh thí
Definition
- Noun:
- Provincial examination: A historical competitive examination held at the provincial level in Vietnam's traditional Confucian-based civil service examination system (khoa cử). It was the first major official exam in the sequence, qualifying candidates for the higher metropolitan exam (hội thí).
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Ông cụ của tôi từng đỗ đầu kỳ tỉnh thí. (My grandfather once ranked first in the provincial examination.)
- Sau khi vượt qua tỉnh thí, các cử tử sẽ lên kinh đô dự hội thí. (After passing the provincial examination, the candidates would go to the capital to take the metropolitan examination.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "tỉnh thí" is primarily used in historical contexts to discuss Vietnam's pre-modern education and mandarin recruitment system, which was modeled after the Chinese system.
Variants and Related Words
- Hội thí (n): Metropolitan examination; the higher-level exam after the .
- Đình thí (n): Palace examination; the final, highest-level exam presided over by the emperor.
- Thi Hương (n): A synonym for the provincial examination cycle, which included the .
Synonyms
- Provincial exam: The direct English equivalent.
- Regional examination: Emphasizes its administrative level.
Related Terms
- Cử nhân: A successful graduate of the (provincial exam) cycle.
- Khoa cử: The Confucian civil service examination system as a whole.