成語

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)		成	語
simp. (成语)		成	语

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chéngyǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄥˊ ㄩˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sing⁴ jyu⁵
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sàng-ngî
• Min Nan (POJ): sêng-gú / sêng-gír / sêng-gí
• Wu (Wiktionary): zen nyy (T3)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: chéngyǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄥˊ ㄩˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chengryeu
    • IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: sing⁴ jyu⁵
    • Yale: sìhng yúh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sing⁴ jy⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: xing⁴ yu⁵
    • IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ²¹ jyː¹³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sàng-ngî
    • Hakka Romanization System: sangˇ ngi´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: sang² ngi¹
    • IPA: /saŋ¹¹ ɲi²⁴/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sêng-gú
    • Tâi-lô: sîng-gú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sengguo
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² gu⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɕiɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ gu⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sêng-gír
    • Tâi-lô: sîng-gír
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² gɯ⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sêng-gí
    • Tâi-lô: sîng-gí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: senggie
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiɪŋ²³⁻³³ gi⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiɪŋ¹³⁻²² gi⁵³/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: zen nyy (T3)
    • IPA ^(key): /z̻əɲ²² n̠ʲy⁴⁴/

Noun

成語

1. chengyu, a certain kind of Chinese set phrase originating in Classical Chinese, typically four or five characters in length (Classifier: 句; 個／个; 條／条; 本)

   我最喜歡的成語是「畫蛇添足」。 [MSC, trad.]

   我最喜欢的成语是“画蛇添足”。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ zuì xǐhuān de chéngyǔ shì “huàshétiānzú”. [Pinyin]

   My favourite chengyu is "huàshétiānzú".

2. (proscribed) any idiomatic expression or set phrase (Classifier: 句; 個／个; 條／条; 本)

Usage notes

• Although often translated as idiom, in fact 成語／成语 (chéngyǔ) refers to a specific kind of idiomatic expression in Chinese (see Chengyu). Other kinds of idioms include 俗語／俗语 (súyǔ), 諺語／谚语 (yànyǔ) and 歇後語／歇后语 (xiēhòuyǔ). The specific word for idiom or idiomatic expression in Chinese is 習慣用語／习惯用语 (xíguàn yòngyǔ) or 習語／习语 (xíyǔ).

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
成	語
せい Grade: 4	ご Grade: 2
on’yomi

Noun

成語 (hiragana せいご, rōmaji seigo)

1. set phrase

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Korean

Hanja in this term
成	語

Noun

成語 • (seong-eo) (hangeul 성어)

1. Hanja form^? of 성어, “set phrase”.

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
成	語

Noun

成語

1. Hán tự form of thành ngữ, “set phrase”