貢院

See also: 贡院

Chinese

		tribute; gifts	courtyard; institution
trad. (貢院)		貢	院
simp. (贡院)		贡	院

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gòngyuàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄩㄢˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gòngyuàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄩㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gòngyuàn
    • Wade–Giles: kung⁴-yüan⁴
    • Yale: gùng-ywàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gonqyuann
    • Palladius: гунъюань (gunʺjuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛn⁵¹/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 貢院

1. (historical) examination hall used in the civil service examination system of Imperial China

Usage notes

貢院／贡院 (gòngyuàn) can refer to both the examination venue for 鄉試／乡试 (xiāngshì), the triennial provincial imperial exam, or 會試／会试 (huìshì), the metropolitan examination.

See also

• 科舉／科举 (kējǔ)