ke-mu
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科目
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degree categories
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fu-zou
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敷奏
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to report/memorialize, from the Shun dian: 敷奏以言,明試以功, 車服以庸
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zai
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載
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year
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chu zhi you ming
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黜陟幽明
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demote the stupid and promote the wise
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Shun dian
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舜典
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the "Canon of Shun" in the Book of Documents
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si-tu
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司徒
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Minister of Education in the Rites of Zhou
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xiang san wu
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鄉三物
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the three things making up the si-tu's instructional curriculum: the six virtues, the six behaviors, and six arts
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tai-zai
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太宰
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the Grand Steward, in the Rites of Zhou he is in charge of the bureaucracy
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Zhou guan
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周官
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Institutes of Zhou , aka Rites of Zhou
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gui-yu
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歸于
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ultimate purpose lies in
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gong-ju
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貢舉
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the examinations. The term combines gong from the feudal lords' offering of talent as "tribute" to the king and ju (from the practice of "recommendation" by the locality and selection by the village).
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bu-guo
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不過
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does not go beyond, is merely
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fu-guan
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服官
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garbed in the clothes of office; having official rank
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quan-xuan
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銓選
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assessment and selection for an appointment
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ge
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格
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rules
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ren-shi
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任事
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responsible for affairs; in a functional office
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kao-ke
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考課
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merit rating
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mei
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每
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always
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wen-yi
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文藝
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literary art
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bu-ruo
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不若
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not as good as
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de-xing
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德行
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ethical conduct
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can-zhuo
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參酌
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consider
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fu-hua
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浮華
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irrelevant ornamentation
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shi-xue
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實學
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substantial learning
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nian-lao
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年勞
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age; seniority
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chao-lie
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超躐
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skip ahead
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tong-zhi
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同滯
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stagnate together
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tan
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歎
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sigh
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jian-ju
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薦舉
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recommend
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ba
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拔
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pluck
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jun-jie
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俊杰
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outstanding talent
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jie-jin
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捷進
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quickly advance
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ju li-wen
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拘吏文
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to stick to official form
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du-cha
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督察
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monitor
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jin
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浸
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gradually
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jiao-feng
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澆風
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evil custom
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yu wang
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譽望
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good reputation
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qing-tuo
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請托
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seek favors; ask on behalf of another
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fen-yun
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紛紜
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divergent, numerous
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zhi-ke
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制科
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decree exam
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san-xue
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三 學
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the “Three Schools” for sons of the highest ranking officials in Tang, the 國 子 學 , 太 學 , 四 門 學
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xuan-bu
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選 補
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selection to fill a vacancy
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quan-fa
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銓 法
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methods of assessment
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ju-xiao
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舉 削
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a recommendation for the purpose of gai-guan, the xiao the letter of recommendation a higher official wrote to sponsor a xuan-ren 選 人 (executory rank official)
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gai-guan
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改 官
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promotion from executory official status to administrative class officials (aka capital-court rank officials 京 朝 官)
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mo-kan
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磨 勘
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the triennial evaluation of an official necessary for reassignment
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zhuan-zhi
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轉 秩
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promotion in rank
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li-zhi
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曆 紙
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also 曆 子 a printed form carried (usually) by executory rank officials in which their superiors would note their merits and demerits; submitted to higher authorities at the end of the term of office
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pi-shu
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批 書
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the notation made on the li-zhi
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jiao-guan
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教 官
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education officials, i.e. officially appointed teachers in local government schools
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wu-ju
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武 舉
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“military selectees,” i.e. those chosen for military rank through examinations
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tong-zi
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童 子
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youths, referring to an examination for gifted youths
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yi-yi
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遺 逸
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worthy recluses
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gui-qi
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貴 戚
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imperial relatives
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ren-zi
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任 子
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protected sons, sons and grandsons given rank on the basis of the father’s or grandfather’s rank
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liu-wai
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流 外
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“outside the stream [leading to promotion],” referring to managerial personnel outside of the nine ranks
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pin-shi
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品式
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standard, model
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die-xian
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迭見
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Appear in alternation
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yuan-chen
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元臣
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the important ministers
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shuo-fu
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碩輔
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the worthy aides
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hong-bo
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鴻博
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profound and broad
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lu
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臚
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to list
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qing-qiang
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清疆
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pure and strong
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bao-ren
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保任
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sponsorship; recommendation with guarantee
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fan-jian shi zhong
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煩簡適中
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detailed and summary as appropriate
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yin-kuo gui lei
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檃括歸類
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to straighten the bent (yin), thus to rewrite and edit; the documents have been edited and arranged under the proper category
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zhu-ke
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諸科
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the various fields for examination other than the jin-shi
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wen-zhi bin-bin
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文治彬彬
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cultural form and native substance in proper balance; see Analects 6.18. Read zhi 治 as zhi 質
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jiu jing
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九經
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The three ritual classics ( 禮記,周禮,儀禮), the three commentaries to Spring and Autumn Annals, ( 左傳,公羊傳,谷梁傳), the Odes, Documents, and the Book of Change
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wu jing
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五經
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the Five Classics: the Odes, Documents, Change, Spring and Autumn Annals, and Rites, (shi, shu, yi, chun-qiu, li ji)
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Kai-yuan li
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開元禮
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the ritual code of the Kai-yuan reign period, 713-741
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san shi
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三史
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Si-ma Qian's Records of the Historian, Ban Gu's History of Han, and Fan Ye’s History of Later Han
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san li
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三禮
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Book of Rites, Rites of Zhou, Ceremonial
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san zhuan
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三傳
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the Zuo, Gong-yang, and Gu-liang commentaries on the Spring and Autumn Annals
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xue-jiu
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學究
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test of memorization of a selection of Classics or sometimes a single Classic and its commentary
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qu-jie
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取解
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to obtain the release from the local examination allowing one to take the examination at the capital
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lie-ming fang-bang
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列名放榜
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rank the names and display the placard
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shang-shu sheng
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尚書省
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Department of State Affairs, under which were the six ministries (liu bu)
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tie jing
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帖 經
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Tagging the Classics; all but one columns of text are hidden, a tag is put over three characters in the open column, and the candidate writes those characters on the tag
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mo-yi
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墨 義
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written explanation of the meaning (per the commentary)
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dui
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對
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reply to
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Er-ya
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爾雅
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sometimes regarded as a Classic, the most ancient dictionary
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lyu-ling
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律令
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statutes and ordinances; i.e., the legal code
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jian-jing
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兼經
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the secondary classic for examination
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ge jian1
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各間
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each one
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chou juan
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抽卷
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choose a scroll
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pan-guan
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判官
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Administrative Assistant; a prefectural staff position
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lu-shi can-jun
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錄事參軍
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Administrative Supervisor; a prefectural staff position
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jian
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監
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oversee
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chang-guan
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長官
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the senior official
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yin-shu
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印署
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to seal and sign, or simply sign
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jia-yi
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甲乙
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rank order
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tong fou
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通否
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passed or not
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shu-ming
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署名
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sign the name
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tie-you
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帖由
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the tags from the tie jing part of the examination
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die
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牒
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an official communication between two organs not directly connected in the chain of command
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du fei-ji
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篤廢 疾
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severe medical disability
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ting-ren
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停任
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dismissed from the post
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shou lu
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受賂
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accept bribes
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wang fa
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枉法
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bending the law; to make an illegal judgment
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zou cai
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奏裁
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memorialize [the court with a request] for a decision; this procedure was followed in important or doubtful legal cases
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ming-shi
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命士
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literati given office by the ruler's command; i.e., officials
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suo-ting shi
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鎖廳試
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locked hall exams
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so-zhu
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所屬
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the unit he belongs to
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de zhi
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庸旨
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obtain permission or instruction from the emperor
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shi-wu xiang bao
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什伍相亟
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to form groups (of ten or five) and guarantee each other
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da-ni
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大逆
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commit a major infraction
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si-ma yi-shang qin
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緦麻以上親
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relatives of the [lowest grade, for which one wears cloth of] "hemp," and above; i.e., relatives of mourning grade
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yin-ni
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隱匿
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hide
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gui su
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歸俗
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return to lay life
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jia zhuang
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家狀
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family affidavit; a legal document detailing family history
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xiang-guan
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鄉貫
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legal residence
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zhong-dong
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仲冬
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second month of winter
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qian-tong
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僉同
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entirely the same
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Qie yun
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切 韻
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an early seventh-century rhyming dictionary
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Yu pian
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玉篇
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a sixth-century dictionary (revised in the early eleventh century)
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xia shu
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挾書
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smuggle in books
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ban-ji
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版籍
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registers
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que xing
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缺行
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lacking in correct conduct; i.e., guilty of an ethical failure
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lian-zuo
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連坐
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legally implicated
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tai-ge
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臺 閣
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high ranking court officials
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gu-shi
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故事
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precedent
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fu-yi
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負藝
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possessed of literary talent
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yin-yuan
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因緣
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interconnected, causally connected
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xia-si
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挾私
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concealed self-interest
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ji-song
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記 誦
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memorize (literally: remember and repeat)
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jian
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賤
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hold in low esteem
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bu-di
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不第
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not make the grade, fail
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qi-di
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啟迪
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open (for others)
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Xian-de
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顯德
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later Zhou reign period, 954-959
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dian-fa
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殿罰
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punishment by exclusion from an exam
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wen-li
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文理
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form and reasoning/argument/moral point
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pi-miu
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紕繆
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in error
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zhong-shu men-xia
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中 書 門 下
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Secretariat-Chancellery
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Tao Gu
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陶轂
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903-970, Minister of Rites under Song
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shi-lu zhi jia
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食祿之家
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a families living off of salaries (from official service)
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fu-shi
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覆試
|
re-examine
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nei-fu
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內 附
|
submit
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dao
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道
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circuit, later changed to lu 路
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xian-ci wang-huan xu shi
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縣 次 往 還 續 食
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at the county road stations they went and came, all the time being supported by local government
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yue
|
閱
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review
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zhong chang
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終場
|
to finish the exam sitting (i.e., was not dropped until the last section of the exam)
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te-zou-ming
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特奏名
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en-li
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恩例
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the precedent (li) of imperial dispensation (en) to make an exception (te in reporting the names [of passing candidates]; te-zou-ming becomes the standard reference for "facilitated degrees")
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