八股 (baat3 gu2) — eight-part essay; stereotyped writing in Cantonese
baat˗₃八guˊ²股
Mandarin Pinyin: ba1 gu3
Meaning of 八股
nouneight-part essay; stereotyped writing
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Example Sentences with 八股
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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