八股
Chinese
| eight | share; portion; section share; portion; section; part; thigh; (a measure word, e.g., use with electric current); whiff | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (八股) | 八 | 股 | |
| simp. #(八股) | 八 | 股 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: bāgǔ
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄚ ㄍㄨˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bagǔ
- Wade–Giles: pa1-ku3
- Yale: bā-gǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baguu
- Palladius: багу (bagu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pä⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: baat3 gu2
- Yale: baat gú
- Cantonese Pinyin: baat8 gu2
- Guangdong Romanization: bad3 gu2
- Sinological IPA (key): /paːt̚³ kuː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pat-kó͘
- Tâi-lô: pat-kóo
- Phofsit Daibuun: patkor
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /pat̚³²⁻⁵ kɔ⁵³/
- IPA (Xiamen): /pat̚³²⁻⁴ kɔ⁵³/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /pat̚⁵⁻²⁴ kɔ⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
Noun
八股
- (historical) eight-legged essay
- (figurative) stereotyped writing
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 八股 (“eight-legged essay”) [map]