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| Processed by: | richwarm (2023-04-01 06:02:33 UTC) |
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<< review queue entry 73296 - submitted by 'encn' >> 用典 yòng//diǎn 动 引用典故；运用典故：引诗～。 ------------------------------ Editor: Despite what many dictionaries say, 典故 doesn't mean "allusion". If you think someone is lying and you say "I think your nose grew a bit longer just now", it's an allusion to the story of Pinocchio. 典故是诗文作品里引用的古代故事和有来历出处的词语。典故有两个要素，一是古代的，二是要有出处，不具备这两个条件就不能称之为典故。 The expression "I think your nose grew a bit longer just now" is not a 典故 because it is not sourced from classical literature. |
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# 用典 用典 [yong4 dian3] /to use allusion in writing/ + 用典 用典 [yong4 dian3] /to use literary quotations; to use phrases taken from the classics/ |