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): ㄅㄚㄍㄨˇ ㄨㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baat³ gu² man⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bāgǔwén
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄚㄍㄨˇ 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

(historical) eight-legged essay
(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
Southern Min	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

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