고사성어

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 故事 (“old story”) + 成語 (“set phrase”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈko̞(ː)sʰa̠sʰʌ̹ŋʌ̹]
    • Phonetic hangul: [고(ː)사성어]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gosaseong'eo
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gosaseong'eo
    McCune–Reischauer?kosasŏngŏ
    Yale Romanization?kōsasenge

    Noun

    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(成語), 사자성어(四字成語)
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