故 事 成 語(こじせいご)

こじせいご

noun

idiom from a historical story; historical proverb

1. idiom derived from a historical story; proverb originating from classical Chinese or Japanese history

A fixed expression or saying that originated from a specific historical episode or classical text, typically from ancient Chinese literature. Studied as part of Japanese language education.

故事成語(こじせいご)を調(しら)べる。

I look up a historical idiom.

「矛盾(むじゅん)」は有名(ゆうめい)な故事成語(こじせいご)だ。

'Contradiction' (矛盾) is a famous historical idiom.

国語(こくご)の授業(じゅぎょう)で故事成語(こじせいご)の由来(ゆらい)を学(まな)んだ。

We learned the origins of historical idioms in Japanese class.

Usage

A term used in Japanese language education. Many 故事成語(こじせいご) come from ancient Chinese texts (漢文(かんぶん)). Common examples include 矛盾(むじゅん) (contradiction), 蛇足(だそく) (something unnecessary), and 五十歩百歩(ごじっぽひゃっぽ) (pot calling the kettle black).

Common collocations

故事成語(こじせいご)の由来(ゆらい) (the origin of a historical idiom)
故事成語(こじせいご)を使(つか)う (to use a historical idiom)
故事成語(こじせいご)辞典(じてん) (dictionary of historical idioms)

Similar words

四字熟語(よじじゅくご): four-character compound — fixed four-kanji expressions, some of which are also 故事成語(こじせいご)
諺(ことわざ): proverb — a broader category of traditional sayings

Related Words

Compare: 四字熟語(よじじゅくご) (four-character compound)

Compare: 諺(ことわざ) (proverb)

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