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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 故事 (“old story”) + 成語 (“set phrase”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
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| Revised Romanization? | gosaseong'eo |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gosaseong'eo |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | kosasŏngŏ |
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| Yale Romanization? | kōsasenge |
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Noun
고사성어 • (gosaseong'eo) (hanja 故事成語)
- chengyu, a Classical Chinese set phrase usually four characters long and with a story behind it, used commonly as idioms in Korean and other East Asian languages
- Synonyms: 성어(成語), 사자성어(四字成語)