first on the list for the three degrees in succession(lián zhòng sān yuán)

first on the list for the three degrees in succession

Lianzhong Sanyuan, a Chinese idiom, is Li á nzhen ò ngs ā NYU á n in pinyin, which means one after another won the first place in the provincial examination, the general examination and the palace examination. It comes from the 18th volume of the warning of the world by Feng Menglong of Ming Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

Feng Menglong of the Ming Dynasty's "general admonition of the world" Volume 18: "in terms of his ambition, it's like Feng Jingshang's three yuan Lianzhong, which only counts what he has in his pocket. He's really creeping in the wind and the clouds and fighting in anger."

Idiom usage

It refers to the first name three times in a row.

Explanation of words

"Lianzhong Sanyuan" is used to describe a situation in the ancient imperial examination. It means that a examinee won the first place in the three examinations of the rural examination, the imperial examination and the imperial examination, and successively won "Jieyuan", "Huiyuan" and "No.1" in the examination. This view appeared in Song Dynasty. In the imperial examination of Song Dynasty and later, scholars first took the examination in the county and government, and those who passed the examination were called "students", commonly known as "scholars". After getting the "Scholar" in the examination, I was qualified to take the formal examination. Next, the first is to take part in the "rural examination" held every three years by the provincial government, also known as "Qiuwei". There are three consecutive tests, each lasting three days. In the local examination, it is called "Ju Ren". "Ju Ren" has the qualification to be an official, and the candidates have formally entered the local official class. The section of "Fan Jin Zhong Ju" in the satirical novel "scholars" in the Qing Dynasty describes the situation of the local examination. In the "rural examination" to the first place in the results of the test, "Ju Ren", is known as Jieyuan. Those who passed the local examination took part in the "joint examination" and "palace examination" in the capital in March of the next year. The examination was held by the Ministry of rites in Gongyuan, also known as "Chunwei". It also took three consecutive examinations, each lasting three days. The examination was conducted by the Hanlin or cabinet bachelor. Those who win the examination are called "Gongshi", whose first name is "Huiyuan". "Gongshi" can take part in the next "palace examination" in April. The palace examination is the last level of the imperial examination, which is presided over and written by the Emperor himself, and the first name is the number one. It has been said since ancient times: "Wen is not the first, Wu is not the second." Objectively speaking, it is quite difficult to achieve "three yuan in a row" in the liberal arts examination. According to historical records, there have been 17 cases of "Lianzhong Sanyuan" in the past, and two cases of "Lianzhong Sanyuan" in the military imperial examination.

Chinese PinYin : lián zhòng sān yuán