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Xiaolian

Xiaolian was the standard of nominating civil officers started by the Wu Emperor of the Han in 134 BC. It lasted until its replacement by the imperial examination system during the Sui dynasty.

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Chinese
孝廉
Hanyu Pinyin
xiàolián
Literal meaning
filial and incorrupt
Transcriptions
TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinxiàoliánWade–Gileshsiao-lien
Wade–Giles
hsiao-lien

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Xiaolian

Nodes17
Edges16
Triples5
Avg. degree1.88
Density0.117647
Components1

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Xiaolian

Top relations

Chinese · 1
Xiaolian → 孝廉
Hanyu Pinyin · 1
Xiaolian → xiàolián
Literal meaning · 1
Xiaolian → filial and incorrupt
Transcriptions · 1
Xiaolian → TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinxiàoliánWade–Gileshsiao-lien
Wade–Giles · 1
Xiaolian → hsiao-lien

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Important terminology

han filial piety emperor system dynasty imperial examination civil wu sui one candidate became incorrupt standard corruption classic confucian philosophy

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
XiaolianChinese孝廉1.00infobox
XiaolianHanyu Pinyinxiàolián1.00infobox
XiaolianLiteral meaningfilial and incorrupt1.00infobox
XiaolianTranscriptionsTranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinxiàoliánWade–Gileshsiao-lien1.00infobox
XiaolianWade–Gileshsiao-lien1.00infobox

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