# 四書五經
## Chinese

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

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): Sìshūwǔjīng
    (Zhuyin): ㄙˋ ㄕㄨ ㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄥ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): sei$^3$ syu$^1$ ng$^5$ ging$^1$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): lhei$^1$ si$^1$ m$^2$ gen$^1$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sù-su ngó͘-keng
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Sìshūwǔjīng
*** Zhuyin: ㄙˋ ㄕㄨ ㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄥ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: Sìhshuwǔjing
*** Wade–Giles: Ssŭ$^4$-shu$^1$-wu$^3$-ching$^1$
*** Yale: Sz̀-shū-wǔ-jīng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Syhshuwuujing
*** Palladius: Сышууцзин (Syšuuczin)
*** Sinological IPA : /sz̩⁵¹ ʂu⁵⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: sei$^3$ syu$^1$ ng$^5$ ging$^1$
*** Yale: sei syū ńgh gīng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: sei$^3$ sy$^1$ ng$^5$ ging$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: séi$^3$ xu$^1$ ng$^5$ ging$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /sei̯³³ syː⁵⁵ ŋ̍¹³ kɪŋ⁵⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: lhei$^1$ si$^1$ m$^2$ gen$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɬei³³ si³³ m̩⁵⁵ ken³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sù-su ngó͘-keng
*** Tâi-lô: sù-su ngóo-king
*** Phofsit Daibuun: suosw ngofkefng
*** IPA (Taipei): /su¹¹⁻⁵³ su⁴⁴⁻³³ ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /su²¹⁻⁴¹ su⁴⁴⁻³³ ŋɔ̃⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/

### Proper noun

四書五經
* (Confucianism) Four Books and Five Classics (chinese texts that serve as the authoritative works of Confucianism)

#### Coordinate terms

* 大學／大学 (Dàxué, “Great Learning”)
* 中庸 (Zhōngyōng, “Doctrine of the Mean”)
* 論語／论语 (Lúnyǔ, “Analects”)
* 孟子 (Mèngzǐ, “Mencius”)
* 詩經／诗经 (Shījīng, “Classic of Poetry”)
* 書經／书经 (Shūjīng, “Book of Documents”)
* 禮記／礼记 (Lǐjì, “Book of Rites”)
* 易經／易经 (Yìjīng, “I Ching”)
* 春秋 (Chūnqiū, “Spring and Autumn Annals”)

#### Descendants

* → 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 |
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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)
* hanja form of 사서오경 (“Four Books and Five Classics”)

#### Coordinate terms

* 대학 (大學, Daehak, “Great Learning”)
* 중용 (中庸, Jung'yong, “Doctrine of the Mean”)
* 논어 (論語, Noneo, “Analects”)
* 맹자 (孟子, Maengja, “Mencius”)
* 시경 (詩經, Sigyeong, “Classic of Poetry”)
* 서경 (書經, Seogyeong, “Book of Documents”)
* 예기 (禮記, Yegi, “Book of Rites”)
* 역경 (易經, Yeokgyeong, “I Ching”)
* 춘추 (春秋, Chunchu, “Spring and Autumn Annals”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 四 | 書 | 五 | 經 |

### Proper noun

四書五經
* chữ Hán form of Tứ thư Ngũ kinh (“Four Books and Five Classics”).

#### Coordinate terms

* Đại Học (大學, “Great Learning”)
* Trung Dung (中庸, “Doctrine of the Mean”)
* Luận Ngữ (論語, “Analects”)
* Mạnh Tử (孟子, “Mencius”)
* Kinh Thi (經詩, “Classic of Poetry”)
* Kinh Thư (經書, “Book of Documents”)
* Kinh Lễ (經禮, “Book of Rites”)
* Kinh Dịch (經易, “I Ching”)
* Kinh Xuân Thu (經春秋, “Spring and Autumn Annals”)