Four Books and Five Classics

English

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 四書五經／四书五经 (Sìshūwǔjīng).

Proper noun

Four Books and Five Classics

1. Chinese texts that serve as the authoritative works of Confucianism.

Translations

Confucian texts

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 四書五經／四书五经 (nsei³ syu¹ ng⁵ ging¹)

  Mandarin: 四書五經／四书五经 (zh) (Sìshūwǔjīng)

• Japanese: 四書五経 (Shisho Gokyō)
• Korean: 사서오경(四書五經) (ko) (Saseoogyeong)
• Vietnamese: Tứ thư Ngũ kinh (四書五經)