三鼎甲 sāndǐngjiǎ

sāndǐngjiǎ phrase the top three graduates from the palace exams
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: The top three candidates passing the 殿试 palace exams: 状元 zhuangyuan, 榜眼 bangyan, and 探花 tanhua (Guoyu '三鼎甲'; Mathews '三鼎甲', p. 82)