ɪn ɹɪˈælᵻɾi, ðə bˈɜːnɪŋ ʌvðə bˈʊks pɹˈɑːbəbli dˈɪd lˈɪɾəl mˈoːɹ ðɐn sɪmbˈɑːlɪkli bˈɜːn ɐ fjˈuː kˈɑːpɪz ʌvðə kənfjˈuːʃiən bˈʊks kənvˈiːnɪəntli æt hˈænd ɪnðə kˈæpɪɾəl.
In reality, the burning of the books probably did little more than symbolically burn a few copies of the Confucian books conveniently at hand in the capital.