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chengyu¹

  • /t͡ʃʌŋˈjuː/
  • /t͡ʃɛŋˈjuː/

Where it comes from

From Mandarin 成語／成语 (chéngyǔ).

noun chengyu

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

Chengyu²

Where it comes from

From Chinese.

proper noun

  1. A surname. Of Chinese ancestry. Also used in English-language transliterations.

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noun certain kind of Chinese set phrase

Españolchengyu
한국어사자성어(四字成語) 관용구 sajaseong'eo, 성어 seong'eo, 고사성어 gosaseong'eo
日本語四字熟語 yojijukugo, 四文字熟語 yomojijukugo, 成語 seigo, 熟語 jukugo, 故事成語 kojiseigo, 四字成句 yojiseiku
中文成語 /成语 chéngyǔ
Françaischengyu
DeutschChengyu
Русскийчэнъю́й čɛnʺjúj
Tiếng Việtthành ngữ

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@misc{chengyu_2026,
  title = {chengyu},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chengyu},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}