成语 : Chinese set exp... : chéng yǔ | Definition | Mandarin Chinese Pinyin English Dictionary

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成语 Trad. 成語

chéng yǔ
Chinese set expression, often made up of 4 characters or two couplets of 4 characters each, often alluding to a story or historical quotation idiom proverb saying adage set expression CL:條|条[tiao2],本[ben3],句[ju4]

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成语接龙 Trad. 成語接龍

chéng yǔ jiē lóng
game where the last word of one idiom 成語|成语[cheng2 yu3] is the first of the next
成语典故 Trad. 成語典故

chéng yǔ diǎn gù
idiom that quotes a classic story

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合成语音 Trad. 合成語音

hé chéng yǔ yīn
assembled phonology

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外来成语 Trad. 外來成語

wài lái chéng yǔ
loan idiom

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合成语境 Trad. 合成語境

hé chéng yǔ jìng
composite context

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