noun
the Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism
Refers to the canonical texts of Confucianism: the Four Books (四書) and the Five Classics (五経). A yojijukugo used in historical and philosophical contexts.
四書五経は、かつて中国や日本の儒学者たちの必読書だった。
The Four Books and Five Classics were once required reading for Confucian scholars in China and Japan.
From Chinese 四書五經 (Sìshū Wǔjīng), a compound of 四書 (Four Books) and 五経 (Five Classics).