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典故

diǎn gù

2-character word

What 典故 means

1. classical story or quote from the literature
2. the story behind sth

The characters in 典故

• 典diǎncanon; law; standard work of scholarship
• 故gùhappening; instance; reason

Example sentences

• 人要从狗猛酒酸的典故中吸取教训。
  Rén yào cóng gǒu měng jiǔ suān de diǎngù zhōng xīqǔjiàoxun.
  Man must take a lesson from difficult situation and bad condition which befall in her/his life.

Words containing 典故

• 成语典故chéng yǔ diǎn gùhistorical or literary anecdote that gives rise to a saying