八baat3股gu2文man4

baat3 gu2 man4bā gǔ wén

English

eight-part essay one had to master to pass the imperial exams in Ming and Qing dynasties
Eight-legged essay, was a style of essay writing that had to be mastered to pass the imperial examinations during the Ming and Qing dinasties
"eight-legged essay"; figuratively, formalistic/stereotyped gibberish

粵語 — Cantonese

本來指明清科舉規定嘅一種特定文體，格式指定八部份，取材四書五經，內容用古人語氣去闡釋義理，説明議題（「代聖人立言」）；借喻內容空泛嘅公式説辭

Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, words.hk

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