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Chinese dictionary
n.successful candidate in the provincial imperial examinations in the Ming and Qing dynasties
他这首诗全部的意思是说：“举人榜上的最后一名是我，而令郎的名字却还在我的后面。”
The meaning of his poem is: "I am the last on the successful candidates list, but your son falls behind me."
Word usage
- common measure word"举人" is often matched with measure word "个"or"位".
一个举人
one successful candidate in the imperial examinations at the provincial level in the Ming and Qing dynasties
一位举人
one successful candidate in the imperial examinations at the provincial level in the Ming and Qing dynasties