故こ事じ成せい語ご

noun

idiom from Chinese history or classics

Refers to set phrases or proverbs originating from historical events or classical Chinese literature, often used in Japanese as four-character compounds.

• 「矛む盾じゅん」は有ゆう名めいな故こ事じ成せい語ごだ。

  "Mujun" (contradiction) is a famous idiom from Chinese history.

• 彼かれはスピーチで故こ事じ成せい語ごをよく使つかう。

  He often uses classical Chinese idioms in his speeches.