meaning for 成语 chéngyǔ:

  • - Chinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation
  • - idiom
  • - proverb
  • - saying
  • - adage
  • - Classifiers: 条 ,本 ,句

zhè
shì
yīnxiǎoshīdà因小失大
zhège这个
chéngyǔ成语
de
láiyuán来源

This is where the Idiom Mess of Pottage comes from.


hànyǔ汉语
yǒu
hěnduō很多
chéngyǔ成语
tāmen它们
shì
cóng
shēnghuó生活
zhōng
yǎnbiàn演变
ér
lái
de

There are many idioms in Chinese, which have evolved from life.


lángbèiwéijiān狼狈为奸
zhège这个
chéngyǔ成语
bǐyù比喻
huàirén坏人
hùxiāng互相
gōujié勾结
qǐlai起来
gān
huàishì坏事

This idiom is used to describe doing evil things in collusion with others.