eight-legged essay

English

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 八股文 (bāgǔwén).

Noun

eight-legged essay (uncountable)

1. (education, historical) A portion of the Chinese imperial examination that consisted of writing an essay consisting of eight parts.

Translations

portion of the imperial examination

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 八股文 (zh) (bāgǔwén), 八股 (zh) (bāgǔ), 四書文／四书文 (zh) (sìshūwén), 制藝／制艺 (zh) (zhìyì), 時文／时文 (zh) (shíwén)

• Finnish: kahdeksanosainen essee
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can