English Explanatory Dictionary

chengyu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A certain kind of Chinese set phrase originating in Classical Chinese, typically four characters in length, and usually proverbial.
name
  1. A surname. Of Chinese ancestry. Also used in English-language transliterations.

Pronunciation

/t͡ʃʌŋˈjuː/ /t͡ʃɛŋˈjuː/

Word forms

chengyu

Etymology

From Mandarin 成語／成语 (chéngyǔ).

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