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Where does “chengyu” come from?

chengyu (English) comes from Chinese chéngyǔ.

chengyu (English): A certain kind of Chinese set phrase originating...

Definitions

  1. A certain kind of Chinese set phrase originating...

Ancestry of “chengyu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinesechéngyǔ—
Every word from Chinese chéngyǔ →