闈 wéi

gate, door; living quarters

DEFINITIONS

  • gate, door
  • living quarters
  • door to women's room
  • gate to palace

WORDS

春闈 chūn wéi metropolitan civil service examination (held triennially in spring in imperial times); Crown Prince's chambers; by extension, the Crown Prince
秋闈 qiū wéi autumn exam (triennial provincial exam during Ming and Qing)
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