典故 diǎn gù ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄨˋ din2 gu3
- classical story or quote from the literature
- the story behind sth
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典
- 典型 diǎn xíng ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ din2 jing4 model
- 典礼 典禮 diǎn lǐ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄧˇ din2 lai5 ceremony; celebration
- 典范 典範 diǎn fàn ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄈㄢˋ din2 faan6 model
- 典雅 diǎn yǎ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄧㄚˇ din2 ngaa5 refined; elegant
- 古典 gǔ diǎn ㄍㄨˇ ㄉㄧㄢˇ gu2 din2 classical
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- 字典 zì diǎn ㄗˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ zi6 din2 Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 词典, which has entries for words of one or more characters)
- 庆典 慶典 qìng diǎn ㄑㄧㄥˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ hing3 din2 celebration
- 经典 經典 jīng diǎn ㄐㄧㄥ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ging1 din2 the classics
- 词典 詞典 cí diǎn ㄘˊ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ci4 din2 dictionary
- 辞典 辭典 cí diǎn ㄘˊ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ci4 din2 dictionary (variant of 词典)
- 引经据典 引經據典 yǐn jīng jù diǎn ㄧㄣˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄩˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ jan5 ging1 geoi3 din2 lit. to quote the classics
- 事典 shì diǎn ㄕˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ si6 din2 encyclopedia
- 佛典 Fó diǎn ㄈㄛˊ ㄉㄧㄢˇ fat6 din2 Buddhist scriptures
- 仪典 儀典 yí diǎn ㄧˊ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ji4 din2 ceremony
- 典座 diǎn zuò ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ din2 zo6 (Buddhism) the kitchen manager in a monastery
- 典押 diǎn yā ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄧㄚ din2 aat3 see 典当
- 典当 典當 diǎn dàng ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄤˋ din2 dong3 to pawn
- 典章 diǎn zhāng ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄓㄤ din2 zoeng1 institution
- 典籍 diǎn jí ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧˊ din2 zik6 ancient books or records
- 典藏 diǎn cáng ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄘㄤˊ din2 cong4 repository of items of cultural significance
故
- 世故 shì gu ㄕˋ ˙ㄍㄨ sai3 gu3 sophisticated
- 事故 shì gù ㄕˋ ㄍㄨˋ si6 gu3 accident
- 故事 gù shi ㄍㄨˋ ˙ㄕ gu3 si6 narrative; story; tale
- 故意 gù yì ㄍㄨˋ ㄧˋ gu3 ji3 deliberately; on purpose
- 故乡 故鄉 gù xiāng ㄍㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ gu3 hoeng1 home
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- 故障 gù zhàng ㄍㄨˋ ㄓㄤˋ gu3 zoeng3 malfunction
- 无故 無故 wú gù ㄨˊ ㄍㄨˋ mou4 gu3 without cause or reason
- 缘故 緣故 yuán gù ㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄨˋ jyun4 gu3 reason
- 世故 shì gù ㄕˋ ㄍㄨˋ sai3 gu3 the ways of the world
- 亡故 wáng gù ㄨㄤˊ ㄍㄨˋ mong4 gu3 to die
- 何故 hé gù ㄏㄜˊ ㄍㄨˋ ho4 gu3 what for?
- 借故 jiè gù ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨˋ ze3 gu3 to find an excuse
- 原故 yuán gù ㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄨˋ jyun4 gu3 variant of 缘故
- 因故 yīn gù ㄧㄣ ㄍㄨˋ jan1 gu3 for some reason
- 如故 rú gù ㄖㄨˊ ㄍㄨˋ jyu4 gu3 as before
- 已故 yǐ gù ㄧˇ ㄍㄨˋ ji5 gu3 the late
- 掌故 zhǎng gù ㄓㄤˇ ㄍㄨˋ zoeng2 gu3 anecdote; tales (esp. about a historical figure)
- 推故 tuī gù ㄊㄨㄟ ㄍㄨˋ teoi1 gu3 to find a pretext for refusing
- 故世 gù shì ㄍㄨˋ ㄕˋ gu3 sai3 to die
- 故事 gù shì ㄍㄨˋ ㄕˋ gu3 si6 old practice
Idioms with these characters
- 蹈常袭故 蹈常襲故 dǎo cháng xí gù ㄉㄠˇ ㄔㄤˊ ㄒㄧˊ ㄍㄨˋ dou6 soeng4 zaap6 gu3 follow the same old path (idiom); stuck in a rut
- 非亲非故 非親非故 fēi qīn fēi gù ㄈㄟ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄈㄟ ㄍㄨˋ fei1 can1 fei1 gu3 lit. neither a relative nor a friend (idiom)
- 革故鼎新 gé gù dǐng xīn ㄍㄜˊ ㄍㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄣ gaak3 gu3 ding2 san1 to discard the old and introduce the new (idiom); to innovate
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- 故步自封 gù bù zì fēng ㄍㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗˋ ㄈㄥ gu3 bou6 zi6 fung1 stuck in the old ways (idiom); refusing to acknowledge new ideas
- 狂奴故态 狂奴故態 kuáng nú gù tài ㄎㄨㄤˊ ㄋㄨˊ ㄍㄨˋ ㄊㄞˋ kwong4 nou4 gu3 taai3 to be set in one's ways (idiom)
- 老于世故 老於世故 lǎo yú shì gù ㄌㄠˇ ㄩˊ ㄕˋ ㄍㄨˋ lou5 jyu1 sai3 gu3 experienced in the ways of the world (idiom); worldly-wise
- 明知故犯 míng zhī gù fàn ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓ ㄍㄨˋ ㄈㄢˋ ming4 zi1 gu3 faan6 deliberate violation (idiom); intentional crime
- 明知故问 明知故問 míng zhī gù wèn ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓ ㄍㄨˋ ㄨㄣˋ ming4 zi1 gu3 man6 (idiom) to ask a question, already knowing the answer
- 攀亲道故 攀親道故 pān qīn dào gù ㄆㄢ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄉㄠˋ ㄍㄨˋ paan1 can1 dou6 gu3 (idiom) to use claims to kinship or friendship to climb socially
- 平白无故 平白無故 píng bái wú gù ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄞˊ ㄨˊ ㄍㄨˋ ping4 baak6 mou4 gu3 (idiom) for no reason whatever; inexplicably
Example sentences
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人 要 从 從 狗 猛 酒 酸 的 典故 中 吸取教训 吸取教訓 。
One must learn a lesson from the difficult situations and bad conditions in one's life.
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