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Trad. 狀元
- top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system)
- see 榜眼[bang3 yan3] and 探花[tan4 hua1]
- top scorer in college entrance examination 高考[gao1 kao3]
- (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field
- leading light
Trad. 行行出狀元
- lit. in every trade, a master appears (idiom); fig. You can produce outstanding achievements in any task, provided you put it enough love and diligence
