狀元

See also: 状元

Chinese

		accusation; suit; state accusation; suit; state; condition; strong; great	primary; first; fundamental primary; first; fundamental; dollar; (dynasty)
trad. (狀元)		狀	元
simp. (状元)		状	元

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhuàngyuan, zhuàngyuán

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄤˋ ˙ㄩㄢ, ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄩㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zong⁶ jyun⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhong-ngièn / chhong-ngiàn
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chiōng-goân

  (Teochew, Peng'im): zuang⁶ nguang⁵ / zuang⁶ nguêng⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhuàngyuan
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄤˋ ˙ㄩㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhuàngyuån
    • Wade–Giles: chuang⁴-yüan⁵
    • Yale: jwàng-ywan
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juanq.iuan
    • Palladius: чжуанъюань (čžuanʺjuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹ ɥɛn¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhuàngyuán
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄩㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhuàngyuán
    • Wade–Giles: chuang⁴-yüan²
    • Yale: jwàng-ywán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juanqyuan
    • Palladius: чжуанъюань (čžuanʺjuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zong⁶ jyun⁴
    • Yale: johng yùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzong⁶ jyn⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: zong⁶ yun⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔːŋ²² jyːn²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhong-ngièn
    • Hakka Romanization System: cong ngienˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: cong⁴ ngian²
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰoŋ⁵⁵ ŋi̯en¹¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhong-ngiàn
    • Hakka Romanization System: cong ngianˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: cong⁴ ngian²
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰoŋ⁵⁵ ŋi̯an¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiōng-goân
    • Tâi-lô: tsiōng-guân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cioxnggoaan
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ ɡuan²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² ɡuan²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ ɡuan¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ ɡuan²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ ɡuan²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zuang⁶ nguang⁵ / zuang⁶ nguêng⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsuăng nguâng / tsuăng nguêng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡suaŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ ŋuaŋ⁵⁵/, /t͡suaŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ ŋueŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 狀元

1. (historical) zhuangyuan, someone who was ranked first class in the palace examination, the highest level of the Chinese imperial examination
2. (in modern uses) one who achieves the highest score in an examination; top scorer
3. (by extension) the very best in a field; top performer

Synonyms

• 龍頭／龙头 (lóngtóu)

Descendants

• → Thai: จอหงวน (Cantonese-Teochew hybrid)