八股文

Chinese

		eight-legged essay; stereotyped writing	language; culture; writing language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle
trad. (八股文)		八股	文
simp. #(八股文)		八股	文

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bāgǔwén

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄚ ㄍㄨˇ ㄨㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baat³ gu² man⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bāgǔwén
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄚ ㄍㄨˇ ㄨㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bagǔwún
    • Wade–Giles: pa¹-ku³-wên²
    • Yale: bā-gǔ-wén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baguuwen
    • Palladius: багувэнь (baguvɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pä⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ wən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: baat³ gu² man⁴
    • Yale: baat gú màhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baat⁸ gu² man⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: bad³ gu² men⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːt̚³ kuː³⁵ mɐn²¹/

Noun

八股文

1. (historical) eight-legged essay
2. (figurative) stereotyped writing

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 八股 (“eight-legged essay”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		八股, 八股文
Southern Min	Xiamen	八比仔
	Zhangzhou	八比仔

Hyponyms

• 破題／破题 (pòtí), 承題／承题 (chéngtí), 起講／起讲, 起股, 中股, 後股／后股, 束股, 大結／大结