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chengyu  list of Chinese proverbs  Cheng Yue  4-character idiom  Chinese euphemisms
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Chengyu are a type of traditional Chinese idiomatic expression, most of which consist of four characters. Wikipedia
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Chengyu are a type of traditional Chinese idiomatic expression, most of which consist of four characters. Wikipedia
A type of idiomatic expression in the Chinese language Wikipedia Disambiguation
Chinese "set phrases"; proverbs that carry conventional wisdom Wikidata
A certain kind of Chinese set phrase originating in Classical Chinese, typically four characters in length, and often with a story behind it. Wiktionary
Certain kind of Chinese set phrase. Wiktionary (translation)
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花言巧語/ 花言巧语 ( huāyánqiǎoyǔ): means flowery but insincere language. Pretty but opportunistic speech. Wiktionary
自相矛盾 ( zìxiāngmáodùn): means ‘to contradict yourself’. "Translated as ‘to contradict yourself’ the first two characters, 自相 ( zìxiāng), mean ‘self’ whilst 矛盾 ( máodùn) literally mean ‘spear’ and ‘shield’ respectively. This Chinese expression comes from an old Chinese story where a man selling swords and shields at a market claimed first that his spears were so sharp that they could pierce through any armor. He then claimed that his shields were so strong they could resist any blow, thus contradicting himself. From that story ‘spear and shield’ has become synonymous for contradiction" . Wiktionary