zhǎng

common
noun

Meaning of 掌故

掌故 means historical facts and anecdotes; institutional history and traditions. Pronounced zhǎng gù.

  • historical facts and anecdotes; institutional history and traditions

Definitions & Examples

huan
yán
jiū
mín
guó
shí
de
wén
tán
zhǎng
 

He enjoys researching literary anecdotes from the Republican era.

Zhè
shū
zǎi
le
duō
gōng
tíng
zhǎng
 

This book records many court anecdotes and historical traditions.

Lǎo
xiān
sheng
shuō
dāng
de
zhǎng
lái
shǔ
jiā
zhēn
 

The old gentleman spoke of local historical lore as if counting his own treasures.