成語接龍

简 成语接龙 · 繁 成語接龍
Mandarin · pinyin chéng yǔ jiē lóng

Meanings

  1. game where the last word of one idiom 成語 chéng yǔ is the first of the next
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成
chéng · completed, finished, fixed
語
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接
jiē · receive; continue; catch; connect
龍
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语
yǔ · language, words; saying, expression
龙
lóng · dragon; symbolic of emperor
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Mandarin tones

2–3–1–2 · cheng2 yu3 jie1 long2

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sing4 jyu5 zip3 lung4

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noun

  1. chengyu word chain (a Chinese word game, in which players must come up with a chengyu that begins with the same character as the one that the previous chengyu ends with. Common variations include allowing players to use homophones with the same tone.)

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成語接龍 · cheng2 yu3 jie1 long2
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Exact source record成語接龍 成语接龙 [cheng2 yu3 jie1 long2] /game where the last word of one idiom 成語|成语[cheng2 yu3] is the first of the next/