Ming-Qing dynasty stipend-supported scholar
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
Ming and Qing dynasty government-supported student scholar
archaicAlso called 廪膳生 (lǐnshànshēng) or 廪膳生员 (lǐnshàn shēngyuán). This term is specific to the imperial examination system and is now historical.
Tā他
zǔ祖
fù父
zài在
Qīng清
cháo朝
shí时
céng曾
shì是
yī一
míng名
lǐn廪
shēng生
。
His grandfather was once a stipend-supported scholar during the Qing dynasty.
Lǐn廪
shēng生
xiǎng享
yǒu有
guān官
fǔ府
àn按
yuè月
fā发
fàng放
de的
lǐn廪
mǐ米
。
Stipend-supported scholars received government-issued grain on a monthly basis.
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Kǎo考
zhòng中
xiù秀
cai才
hòu后
，
chéng成
jì绩
yōu优
yì异
zhě者
fāng方
kě可
chéng成
wéi为
lǐn廪
shēng生
。
After passing the county-level imperial exam, only the top-performing scholars could become stipend-supported students.