historical or literary anecdote that gives rise to a saying
trad. 成語典故
Also written 成語典故【chéng yǔ diǎn gù】
Characters in this word
4成
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surname Cheng, short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]
- Pinyin
- Chéng
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 677 of 2500
语
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dialect, language, speech
- Pinyin
- yǔ
- Traditional
- 語
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 8417 of 2500
典
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canon, law, standard work of scholarship, literary quotation or allusion, ceremony, to be in charge of, to mortgage or pawn
- Pinyin
- diǎn
- Strokes
- 8
故
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happening, instance, reason, cause, intentional, former, old, friend, therefore, hence, (of people) to die, dead
- Pinyin
- gù
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 17793 of 2500