The foundational scriptures of Confucianism. The Four Books are [[大学|大學|da4 xue2]], [[中庸|中庸|zhong1 yong1]], [[论语|論語|lun2 yu3]], and [[孟子|孟子|meng4 zi3]]. The Five Classics are [[诗经|詩經|shi1 jing1]], [[尚书|尚書|shang4 shu1]], [[礼记|禮記|li3 ji4]], [[周易|周易|zhou1 yi4]], and [[春秋|春秋|chun1 qiu1]].

To lose all dignity as a scholar or intellectual; to behave in a way that humiliates the literary tradition or brings shame upon oneself.

Classic of the Characters of the Five Classics, a Tang Dynasty dictionary of standardized character forms used in the Confucian classics

The five books of Moses in the Old Testament.