四書五經

Chinese

		the Four Books	Five Classics
trad. (四書五經)		四書	五經
simp. (四书五经)		四书	五经

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Sìshūwǔjīng

  (Zhuyin): ㄙˋ ㄕㄨ ㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄥ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): sei³ syu¹ ng⁵ ging¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): lhei¹ si¹ m² gen¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Sìshūwǔjīng
    • Zhuyin: ㄙˋ ㄕㄨ ㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Sìhshuwǔjing
    • Wade–Giles: Ssŭ⁴-shu¹-wu³-ching¹
    • Yale: Sz̀-shū-wǔ-jīng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Syhshuwuujing
    • Palladius: Сышууцзин (Syšuuczin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵¹ ʂu⁵⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sei³ syu¹ ng⁵ ging¹
    • Yale: sei syū ńgh gīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sei³ sy¹ ng⁵ ging¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: séi³ xu¹ ng⁵ ging¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sei̯³³ syː⁵⁵ ŋ̍¹³ kɪŋ⁵⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: lhei¹ si¹ m² gen¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬei³³ si³³ m̩⁵⁵ ken³³/

Proper noun

四書五經

1. Four Books and Five Classics

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (四書五經):

• → Japanese: 四書五経(ししょごきょう) (shishogokyō)
• → Korean: 사서오경(四書五經) (saseoogyeong)
• → Vietnamese: Tứ thư Ngũ kinh (四書五經)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
四	書	五	經
し Grade: 1	しょ Grade: 2	ご Grade: 1	きょう Hyōgai
goon

For pronunciation and definitions of 四書五經 – see the following entry.

【四書五経ししょごきょう】 [proper noun] the Four Books and Five Classics

(This term, 四書五經, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
四	書	五	經

Proper noun

四書五經 • (Saseoogyeong) (hangeul 사서오경)

1. hanja form^? of 사서오경 (“Four Books and Five Classics”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
四	書	五	經

Proper noun

四書五經

1. chữ Hán form of Tứ thư Ngũ kinh (“Four Books and Five Classics”).