典故 [－－]

Jyutping din2 gu3
Pinyin diǎn gù

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. classical story or quote from the literature
  2. the story behind sth
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    （​作為​某​啲​名稱​、​叫法​嘅​來​源​而​被​引用​嘅​）​歷史​故事​或者​古人​文章​（​量​詞​：​個​）
    literary or historical reference of a saying or part of a literary work
    • 街道命名典故
      街道命名典故
      gaai1 dou6 ming6 ming4 din2 gu3
      story behind the naming of streets
    • 成語典故
      成语典故
      sing4 jyu5 din2 gu3
      the historical reference of idioms
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    classical allusion
    (syn.) 旧典, 古事, 古典, 舊典
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    人要从狗猛酒酸的典故中吸取教训。
    人要從狗猛酒酸的典故中吸取教訓。
    rén yào cóng gǒu měng jiǔ suān de diǎn gù zhōng xī qǔ jiào xun 。
    • One must learn a lesson from the difficult situations and bad conditions in one's life.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    街道命名典故
    街道命名典故
    gaai1 dou6 ming6 ming4 din2 gu3
    • story behind the naming of streets
  2. Cantonese
    成语典故
    成語典故
    sing4 jyu5 din2 gu3
    • the historical reference of idioms