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tam nguyên

Pronunciation Northern /taːm˧˧ ŋwiən˧˧/ Central /taːm˧˥ ŋwiəŋ˧˥/ Southern /taːm˧˧ ŋwiəŋ˧˧/
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top scholar
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top scholar
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Meaning
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top scholar

A title for a scholar who achieved the top rank in all three major imperial examinations.

vi Ông ấy nổi tiếng khắp vùng vì đã đỗ tam nguyên.

en He is famous throughout the region for being a top scholar.

Parts
tam / nguyên / 三元
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Components

Components

tam nguyên
Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
三元
Candidates by syllable
tam 三 nguyên 元
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
Similar
tâm nguyện
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Easily confused

Same spelling, different tone
Use
tam thiên tự / đệ tam / tam quan / tam quốc diễn nghĩa …
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tam (younger sibling) — words using
nguyên (intact) — words using
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