Taivo A Taiwan Mandarin dictionary

典故

diǎngù

ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄨˋ

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

人要從狗猛酒酸的典故中吸取教訓。

rén yào cóng gǒu měng jiǔ suān de diǎngù zhòng xīqǔjiàoxun

One must learn a lesson from the difficult situations and bad conditions in one's life.

Keep 典故 and it comes back until you know it.

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