"고사성어" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Korean]

IPA: [ˈko̞(ː)sʰa̠sʰʌ̹ŋʌ̹] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: gosaseong'eo [romanization], 故事成語 [hanja]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 故事 (“old story”) + 成語 (“set phrase”). Etymology templates: {{ko-etym-sino|故事|old story|成語|set phrase}} Sino-Korean word from 故事 (“old story”) + 成語 (“set phrase”) Head templates: {{ko-noun|hanja=故事成語}} 고사성어 • (gosaseong'eo) (hanja 故事成語)
  1. chengyu, a Classical Chinese set phrase usually four characters long and with a story behind it, used commonly as idioms in Korean and other East Asian languages Synonyms: 성어 (alt: 成語), 사자성어 (alt: 四字成語)

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