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不第

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Chinese

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not; no (ordinal prefix); ‑th; rank
trad. (不第)
simp. #(不第)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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不第

  1. (historical, of imperial examination) failed
    不第不第  ―  bùdì jǔzǐ  ―  a candidate who has failed the imperial civil examination
    不第不第  ―  lǚ shì bùdì  ―  failed an exam every time over and over again

Conjunction

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不第

  1. (literary) not only

Synonyms

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