開科取士

Chinese

			to select a man of talent to take on an official post
trad. (開科取士)		開科	取士
simp. (开科取士)		开科	取士

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kāikēqǔshì

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄞㄎㄜㄑㄩˇ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi¹ fo¹ ceoi² si⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: kāikēqǔshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄞㄎㄜㄑㄩˇ ㄕˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaikecheushyh
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kaikecyǔshìh
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ kʰɤ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hoi¹ fo¹ ceoi² si⁶
  - Yale: hōi fō chéui sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ fo¹ tsoey² si⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: hoi¹ fo¹ cêu² xi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːy̯⁵⁵ fɔː⁵⁵ t͡ʃʰɵy̯³⁵ siː²²/

Idiom

開科取士

(historical) to hold imperial examinations in order to select talented scholars (to become officials)

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