"Four Books and Five Classics" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Etymology: Calque of Chinese 四書五經 /四书五经 (Sìshūwǔjīng). Etymology templates: {{calque|en|zh|四書五經}} Calque of Chinese 四書五經 /四书五经 (Sìshūwǔjīng) Head templates: {{en-proper noun||head=Four Books and Five Classics}} Four Books and Five Classics
  1. (Confucianism) Chinese texts that serve as the authoritative works of Confucianism. Wikidata QID: Q1377760 Wikipedia link: Four Books and Five Classics Categories (topical): Confucianism Translations (Confucian texts): 四書五經 /四书五经 (nsei³ syu¹ ng⁵ ging¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 四書五經 /四书五经 (Sìshūwǔjīng) (Chinese Mandarin), 四書五経 (Shisho Gokyō) (Japanese), 사서오경 (Saseoogyeong) (alt: 四書五經) (Korean), Tứ thư Ngũ kinh (alt: 四書五經) (Vietnamese)
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