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See also: 成语
Chinese
[edit]finish; complete; accomplish finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth |
speech; language; dialect speech; language; dialect; tell to | ||
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trad. (成語) | 成 | 語 | |
simp. (成语) | 成 | 语 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): sing4 jyu5
- (Taishan, Wiktionary): sen3 ngui4*
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sàng-ngî
- Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): sia2 gy3 / siaⁿ2 gy3
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6zen-gniu
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄥˊ ㄩˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chéngyǔ
- Wade–Giles: chʻêng2-yü3
- Yale: chéng-yǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cherngyeu
- Palladius: чэнъюй (čɛnʺjuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄥˊ ㄩˇㄦ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chéngyǔr
- Wade–Giles: chʻêng2-yü3-ʼrh
- Yale: chéng-yǔr
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cherngyeuel
- Palladius: чэнъюйр (čɛnʺjujr)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ yə̯ɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sing4 jyu5
- Yale: sìhng yúh
- Cantonese Pinyin: sing4 jy5
- Guangdong Romanization: xing4 yu5
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɪŋ²¹ jyː¹³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: sen3 ngui4*
- Sinological IPA (key): /sen²² ᵑɡui²¹⁻²¹⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sàng-ngî
- Hakka Romanization System: sangˇ ngiˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: sang2 ngi1
- Sinological IPA: /saŋ¹¹ ŋi²⁴/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Puxian Min
- (Putian)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: sia2 gy3 [Phonetic: sia5 y3]
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɬia¹³⁻²¹ (k-)y⁴⁵³/
- (Xianyou)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: siaⁿ2 gy3 [Phonetic: siaⁿ5 y3]
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɬĩã¹³⁻²¹ (k-)y³³²/
- (Putian)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sêng-gú
- Tâi-lô: sîng-gú
- Phofsit Daibuun: sengguo
- IPA (Xiamen): /siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ɡu⁵³/
- IPA (Taipei): /siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡu⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sêng-gír
- Tâi-lô: sîng-gír
- IPA (Quanzhou): /siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ɡɯ⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sêng-gí
- Tâi-lô: sîng-gí
- Phofsit Daibuun: senggie
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɪŋ²³⁻³³ ɡi⁴¹/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /siɪŋ¹³⁻²² ɡi⁵³/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: sêng5 ghe2
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sêng gṳ́
- Sinological IPA (key): /seŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ɡɯ⁵²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
- Wu
Noun
[edit]成語
- 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)
- (proscribed) any idiomatic expression or set phrase (Classifier: 句; 個/个; 條/条; 本)
Usage notes
[edit]- 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).
Descendants
[edit]Others:
- → English: chengyu
- → French: chengyu
- → German: Chengyu
- → Russian: чэнъю́й (čɛnʺjúj)
- → Spanish: chengyu
Japanese
[edit]Kanji in this term | |
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成 | 語 |
せい Grade: 4 |
ご Grade: 2 |
on'yomi |
Noun
[edit]Korean
[edit]Hanja in this term | |
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成 | 語 |
Noun
[edit]- hanja form? of 성어 (“set phrase”)
Vietnamese
[edit]chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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成 | 語 |
Noun
[edit]成語
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