八股

bā gǔ

Meanings

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bā gǔ

1.an essay in eight parts
2.stereotyped writing

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Wiktionary

1.eight-legged essay
2.stereotyped writing

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Components

八㇒

股月殳

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Synonyms

八股文八比仔

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Derived terms

八股文八股文章八股生老八股黨八股党八股

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Related words

党八股 drab, stereotypical Communist Party writing style 八股文 eight-part essay one had to master to pass the imperial exams in Ming and Qing dynasties