List: yojijukugo
Words consisting of four kanji characters having a particular meaning that cannot be inferred from the meanings of the components that make them up.
yojijukugo noun noun (generic)
- sound health
yojijukugo noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ
- self-contradiction
yojijukugo noun noun (generic)
- restoring one's impaired reputation, regaining one's honor, redeeming oneself
yojijukugo noun noun (generic)
- dustless desk by a well-lit window, well-lit and clean study conducive to learning
yojijukugo ใช adjective adjective (generic)
- upbeat and freehearted, cheerful and magnanimous
yojijukugo noun noun (generic) ใช adjective adjective (generic)
- great nuisance, extremely annoying, quite embarrassing
yojijukugo noun noun (generic)
- pretending to obey someone to his face but badmouthing him behind his back
yojijukugo noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ
- undergoing a complete change in appearance, changing something out of all recognition, a rise in one's reputation
yojijukugo ใใ adjective adjective (generic) adverb taking the ใจ particle
- demonstrative of one's worth, worthy of one's reputation, living up to one's name, characteristically masterful
- bolstering one's reputation, enhancing one's prestige, winning one honour, doing one credit
yojijukugo expression
- the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning, Mencius' mother, three moves