成語

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See also: 成语

Chinese

finish; complete; accomplish
finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth
 
speech; language; dialect
speech; language; dialect; tell to
 
trad. (成語)
simp. (成语)

Pronunciation


Noun

成語

  1. chengyu (a certain kind of Chinese set phrase originating in Classical Chinese, typically four or five characters in length) (Classifier: ; ; ; )
    喜歡成語畫蛇添足」。 [MSC, trad.]
    喜欢成语画蛇添足」。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ zuì xǐhuān de chéngyǔ shì “huàshétiānzú”.
    My favourite chengyu is "huàshétiānzú".
  2. (proscribed) any idiomatic expression or set phrase (Classifier: ; ; ; )

Usage notes

Japanese

Kanji in this term
せい
Grade: 4

Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

(せい)() (seigo

  1. set phrase

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

成語 (seong'eo) (hangeul 성어)

  1. hanja form? of 성어 (set phrase)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

成語

  1. chữ Hán form of thành ngữ (idiom).