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): ㄎㄞ ㄎㄜ ㄑㄩˇ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi¹ fo¹ ceoi² si⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kāikēqǔshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ ㄎㄜ ㄑㄩˇ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kaikecyǔshìh
    • Wade–Giles: kʻai¹-kʻo¹-chʻü³-shih⁴
    • Yale: kāi-kē-chyǔ-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaikecheushyh
    • Palladius: кайкэцюйши (kajkɛcjujši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ kʰɤ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • 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): /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ fɔː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯³⁵ siː²²/

Idiom

開科取士

1. (history) to hold imperial examinations in order to select talented scholars (to become officials)