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成语

Traditional: 成語

chéng yǔ

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Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

chéng yǔ · sing4 jyu5 (Jyutping)

  1. Chinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation; idiom; proverb; saying; adage
  2. CL:條|条[tiao2],本[ben3],句[ju4]

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

成

Meaning
completed, finished, fixed
Radical
戈
Strokes
6
Components
⿰丁戈
Cangjie
IHS
Four-corner
5320.0

语

Meaning
language, words; saying, expression
Radical
讠
Strokes
9
Components
⿰讠吾
Cangjie
IVMMR
Four-corner
3176

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