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chengyu

/t͡ʃʌŋˈjuː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables
chengyu
IPA
/t͡ʃʌŋˈjuː/
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

name

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

Etymology

From Mandarin 成語／成语 (chéngyǔ).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

How do you pronounce chengyu?
The recorded pronunciation is /t͡ʃʌŋˈjuː/.
What does chengyu mean?
A certain kind of Chinese set phrase originating in Classical Chinese, typically four characters in length, and usually proverbial.
Where does chengyu come from?
It is traced to Chinese.

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