典 故

diǎn gùdictionary entry

classical story or quote from the literature / the story behind sth

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Original source entry:

典故典故 [dian3 gu4] /classical story or quote from the literature/the story behind sth/

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典
diǎn
canon / law / standard work of scholarship / literary quotation or allusion / ceremony / to be in charge of / to mortgage or pawn
故
gù
happening / instance / reason / cause / intentional / former / old / friend / therefore / hence / (of people) to die, dead

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