고사성어 in Korean

IPA: [ˈko̞(ː)sʰa̠sʰʌ̹ŋʌ̹] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: gosaseong'eo [romanization], 故事成語 [hanja] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 故事 (“old story”) + 成語 (“set phrase”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|ko|故事成語}}, {{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)

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "故事成語"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymid"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "故事",
        "2": "old story",
        "3": "成語",
        "4": "set phrase"
      },
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      "name": "ko-etym-sino"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Sino-Korean word from 故事 (“old story”) + 成語 (“set phrase”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gosaseong'eo",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "故事成語",
      "tags": [
        "hanja"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "hanja": "故事成語"
      },
      "expansion": "고사성어 • (gosaseong'eo) (hanja 故事成語)",
      "name": "ko-noun"
    }
  ],
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        "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"
      ],
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          "chengyu",
          "chengyu"
        ],
        [
          "Classical Chinese",
          "Classical Chinese"
        ],
        [
          "set phrase",
          "set phrase"
        ],
        [
          "four",
          "four"
        ],
        [
          "character",
          "character"
        ],
        [
          "story",
          "story"
        ],
        [
          "commonly",
          "commonly"
        ],
        [
          "idiom",
          "idiom"
        ],
        [
          "Korean",
          "Korean"
        ],
        [
          "East Asia",
          "East Asia"
        ],
        [
          "language",
          "language"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "alt": "成語",
          "word": "성어"
        },
        {
          "alt": "四字成語",
          "word": "사자성어"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈko̞(ː)sʰa̠sʰʌ̹ŋʌ̹]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "고(ː)사성어"
    },
    {
      "other": "[고(ː)사성어]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "고사성어"
}

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "故事成語"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymid"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "故事",
        "2": "old story",
        "3": "成語",
        "4": "set phrase"
      },
      "expansion": "Sino-Korean word from 故事 (“old story”) + 成語 (“set phrase”)",
      "name": "ko-etym-sino"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Sino-Korean word from 故事 (“old story”) + 成語 (“set phrase”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gosaseong'eo",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "故事成語",
      "tags": [
        "hanja"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "hanja": "故事成語"
      },
      "expansion": "고사성어 • (gosaseong'eo) (hanja 故事成語)",
      "name": "ko-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Korean lemmas",
        "Korean nouns",
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        "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
        "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Sino-Korean words"
      ],
      "glosses": [
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      ],
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        [
          "chengyu",
          "chengyu"
        ],
        [
          "Classical Chinese",
          "Classical Chinese"
        ],
        [
          "set phrase",
          "set phrase"
        ],
        [
          "four",
          "four"
        ],
        [
          "character",
          "character"
        ],
        [
          "story",
          "story"
        ],
        [
          "commonly",
          "commonly"
        ],
        [
          "idiom",
          "idiom"
        ],
        [
          "Korean",
          "Korean"
        ],
        [
          "East Asia",
          "East Asia"
        ],
        [
          "language",
          "language"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "alt": "成語",
          "word": "성어"
        },
        {
          "alt": "四字成語",
          "word": "사자성어"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈko̞(ː)sʰa̠sʰʌ̹ŋʌ̹]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "고(ː)사성어"
    },
    {
      "other": "[고(ː)사성어]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "고사성어"
}

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"고사성어" meaning in Korean

Noun