 | [khoa bảng] |
| |  | (cũ) (System of) competition-examinations. |
| |  | Khoa bảng là con đường xuất thân của nhà nho |
| | Competition-examinations werethe road for the scholars to make their way in the world. |
| |  | Laureate in former competition-examinations. |
| |  | Là chân khoa bảng |
| | To be a laureate in former competition-examinations |