Meaning of 榜眼
榜眼 means second rank scholar in imperial palace exam. Pronounced bǎng yǎn.
- second rank scholar in imperial palace exam
Definitions & Examples
Zài在
míng明
qīng清
kē科
jǔ举
zhì制
dù度
zhōng中
，
diàn殿
shì试
dì第
yī一
míng名
shì是
zhuàng状
yuán元
，
dì第
èr二
míng名
shì是
bǎng榜
yǎn眼
，
dì第
sān三
míng名
shì是
tàn探
huā花
。
Under the Ming and Qing imperial examination systems, the first place in the palace exam was zhuangyuan, the second was bangyan, and the third was tanhua.
Sū苏
shì轼
de的
dì弟
di弟
Sū苏
zhé辙
céng曾
kǎo考
zhōng中
jìn进
shì士
，
hòu后
lái来
bèi被
zhuī追
zèng赠
wèi为
bǎng榜
yǎn眼
。
Su Shi's younger brother Su Zhe passed the imperial examination, and was posthumously honored as bangyan.
Míng明
qīng清
shí时
qī期
de的
bǎng榜
yǎn眼
huì会
bèi被
shòu授
yǔ予
hàn翰
lín林
yuàn院
biān编
xiū修
de的
guān官
zhí职
。
During the Ming and Qing dynasties, bangyan would be appointed to the official post of compiler in the Hanlin Academy.
Tā他
hán寒
chuāng窗
kǔ苦
dú读
shù数
shí十
zǎi载
，
zhōng终
yú于
zài在
diàn殿
shì试
zhōng中
huò获
dé得
le了
bǎng榜
yǎn眼
de的
chēng称
hào号
。
After decades of hard study, he finally achieved the title of bangyan in the palace examination.
Gǔ古
dài代
kē科
jǔ举
fàng放
bǎng榜
shí时
，
bǎng榜
yǎn眼
de的
míng名
zì字
wèi位
yú于
zhuàng状
yuán元
zhī之
hòu后
。
When the imperial exam results were announced, the name of bangyan came right after that of zhuangyuan.