sì​shū​wén

eight-legged essay

Senses

四书文/ 四書文 sì​shū​wén eight-legged essay

A rigid style of essay used in imperial examinations during the Ming and Qing dynasties; the content was restricted to the Four Books and interpretations by the scholar Zhu Xi.

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