[成语 / 成語, chéng yǔㄔㄥˊ ㄩˇ] saw: set expression of written Chinese, invariably made up of 4 characters (or two couplets of 4 characters), often alluding to a story or historical quotation, sometimes cliched, trite or old-fashioned (specialized Chinese saw dictionaries 成語辭典|成语辞典 list, See Also: 成語辭典, 成语辞典#18036