See chengyu on Wiktionary
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"masculine"
],
"topics": [
"human-sciences",
"linguistics",
"sciences"
],
"wikipedia": [
"es:chengyu"
]
}
],
"word": "chengyu"
}
Download raw JSONL data for chengyu meaning in All languages combined (7.1kB)
{
"called_from": "form_descriptions/2013",
"msg": "more than one value in \"roman\": gwanyonggu vs. sajaseong'eo",
"path": [
"chengyu"
],
"section": "English",
"subsection": "noun",
"title": "chengyu",
"trace": ""
}
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