chengyu
English
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Etymology
editFrom Mandarin 成語/成语 (chéngyǔ).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editchengyu (plural chengyu)
- (linguistics) A certain kind of Chinese set phrase originating in Classical Chinese, typically four characters in length, and often with a story behind it.
Translations
editcertain kind of Chinese set phrase
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References
edit- “chengyu”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams
editFrench
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Mandarin 成語/成语 (chéngyǔ).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editchengyu m (plural chengyu)
Spanish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Mandarin 成語/成语 (chéngyǔ).
Noun
editchengyu m (plural chengyu)
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- French nouns
- French countable nouns
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- Spanish countable nouns
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