chengyu

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See also: Chengyu, chēngyù, chéngyú, and chéngyǔ

English

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Etymology

From Mandarin 成語／成语 (chéngyǔ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃʌŋˈjuː/, /t͡ʃɛŋˈjuː/

Noun

chengyu (plural chengyu)

  1. (linguistics) A certain kind of Chinese set phrase originating in Classical Chinese, typically four characters in length, and usually proverbial.

Translations

References

  • “chengyu”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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French

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Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 成語／成语 (chéngyǔ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʃe.ŋjy/; /tʃɑ̃.ŋjy/

Noun

chengyu m (plural chengyu)

  1. (linguistics) chengyu

Spanish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 成語／成语 (chéngyǔ).

Noun

chengyu m (plural #)

  1. (linguistics) chengyu
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