解元

Chinese

		to loosen; to untie; to explain to loosen; to untie; to explain; to remove; to divide; to dissolve; to solve; solution; send under escort	primary; first; fundamental primary; first; fundamental; dollar; (dynasty)
trad. (解元)		解	元
simp. #(解元)		解	元

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jièyuán

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄩㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaai³ jyun⁴, gaai² jyun⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jièyuán
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄩㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jièyuán
    • Wade–Giles: chieh⁴-yüan²
    • Yale: jyè-ywán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiehyuan
    • Palladius: цзеюань (czejuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaai³ jyun⁴, gaai² jyun⁴
    • Yale: gaai yùhn, gáai yùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaai³ jyn⁴, gaai² jyn⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gai³ yun⁴, gai² yun⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːi̯³³ jyːn²¹/, /kaːi̯³⁵ jyːn²¹/

Noun

解元

1. (historical) in the imperial examination system, the juren who ranked first in provincial exam