黨八股
Chinese
editparty; association; club party; association; club; society |
eight-legged essay; stereotyped writing | ||
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trad. (黨八股) | 黨 | 八股 | |
simp. (党八股) | 党 | 八股 |
Etymology
editCoined by Mao Zedong in his speech titled 反對黨八股 (Oppose Stereotyped Party Writing) delivered on 8 February, 1942 at a cadres' meeting in Yan'an, Shaanxi.
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄤˇ ㄅㄚ ㄍㄨˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dǎngbagǔ
- Wade–Giles: tang3-pa1-ku3
- Yale: dǎng-bā-gǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: daangbaguu
- Palladius: данбагу (danbagu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pä⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: dong2 baat3 gu2
- Yale: dóng baat gú
- Cantonese Pinyin: dong2 baat8 gu2
- Guangdong Romanization: dong2 bad3 gu2
- Sinological IPA (key): /tɔːŋ³⁵ paːt̚³ kuː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
edit黨八股
- (derogatory) stereotyped writing of the Communist Party of China, containing dull language and empty verbiage