八股文 (baat3 gu2 man4) — Eight-legged essay, was a style of essa… in Cantonese

baat˗₃八guˊ²股manˎ₄文

Mandarin Pinyin: ba1 gu3 wen2

Meaning of 八股文

nounEight-legged essay, was a style of essay writing that had to be mastered to pass the imperial examinations during the Ming and Qing dinasties

keoiˏ₅佢diˉ¹啲manˎ₄文zoengˉ¹章houˊ²好ciˏ₅似baat˗₃八guˊ²股man4.文。

His writing is like rigid, old-fashioned prose.

mˎ₄唔soengˊ²想taiˊ²睇baat˗₃八guˊ²股man4.文。

I don't want to read that stuffy writing.

niˉ¹呢diˉ¹啲gongˊ²講faat˗₃法houˊ²好baat˗₃八guˊ²股man4.文。

This way of speaking is too formal/stiff.

mˎ₄唔haiˍ₆係baat˗₃八guˊ²股man4.文。

It's not that boring style.

keoiˏ₅佢seˊ²寫jeˏ₅嘢houˊ²好baat˗₃八guˊ²股man4.文。

His writing style is very archaic.

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