八股文

八股文

Chinese

		eight-legged essay; stereotyped writing	language; culture; writing language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle
simp. and trad. (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)⁺
    • Pinyin: bāgǔwén
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄚ ㄍㄨˇ ㄨㄣˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baguuwen
    • IPA ^(key): /pä⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ u̯ən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: baat³ gu² man⁴
    • Yale: baat gú màhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baat⁸ gu² man⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: bad³ gu² men⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /päːt̚³ kuː³⁵ mɐn²¹/

Noun

八股文

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

Hyponyms

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