八はっ股こ

noun

eight-legged essay

Abbreviation of 八股文. Refers to a rigid classical Chinese essay form used in imperial examinations. The term is primarily encountered in historical or literary contexts.

See also: 八股文

• 八はっ股こは、かつて中ちゅう国ごくの科か挙きょで用もちいられた定てい型けいの文ぶん章しょう形けい式しきだ。

  The eight-legged essay is a fixed-form essay style once used in China's imperial examinations.