成語

Simplified: 成语

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chéngyǔ ㄔㄥˊ ㄩˇ

- Chinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation idiom proverb saying adage

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Other words read chéngyǔ

chengyu with other tones

稱譽 chēngyù acclaim
程昱 chéngyù Cheng Yu (141-220), advisor to General Cao Cao 曹操 during the Three Kingdoms era
成渝 chéngyú Chengdu 成都 and Chongqing 重庆

Near homophones of chengyu

沉鬱 chényù melancholy
讖語 chènyǔ prophecy

Words with 成語

Starting with 成語

成語典故 chéngyǔdiǎngù historical or literary anecdote that gives rise to a saying
成語接龍 chéngyǔjiēlóng game where the last word of one idiom 成语 chéngyǔ is the first of the next

Containing 成語

合成語音 héchéngyǔyīn assembled phonology

Example sentences and grammar articles using 成語

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