Four Books and Five Classics

Four Books and Five Classics

English

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 四書五經.

Noun

Four Books and Five Classics

1. Chinese texts that serve as the authoritative works of Confucianism.

Translations

Confucian texts

Chinese: Cantonese: 四書五經, 四书五经 (nsei3 syu1 ng5 ging1) Mandarin: 四書五經, 四书五经 (Sìshūwǔjīng) Japanese: 四書五経 (Shisho Gokyō) Korean: 사서오경(四書五經) (ko) (Saseoogyeong) Vietnamese: Tứ thư Ngũ kinh (四書五經)