sān yuán

三 元

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n.the 15th day of the first, seventh and tenth lunar months
- shàng yuán jié zhōng yuán jié hé xià yuán jié hé chēng wéi sān yuán
  上元节、中元节和下元节合称为三元。
  The Lantern Festival, the Ghost Festival and the Spirit Festival are called the three Yuans.
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n.the first day of the lunar new year
- zhēng yuè chū yī yě jiào sān yuán
  正月初一也叫三元。
  The first day of the lunar new year is also named San Yuan.
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n.datedthe top candidate in each of the imperial examinations at provincial, national and palace levels
- kē jǔ shí dài chēng xiāng shì dì yī míng wéi jiè yuán huì shì dì yī míng wéi huì yuán diàn shì dì yī míng wéi zhuàng yuan hé chēng sān yuán
  科举时代称乡试第一名为解元，会试第一名为会元，殿试第一名为状元，合称“三元”。
  San Yuans refer to the top candidate in each of the imperial examinations at provincial, national and palace levels.

三元