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聞名於世

简 闻名于世 · 繁 聞名於世
Mandarin · pinyin wén míng yú shì

Meanings

  1. world-famous
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Characters in this entry

聞
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名
míng · name, rank, title, position
於
yú · yū · in, at, on; interjection alas!
世
shì · generation; world; era
闻
wén · hear; smell; make known; news
于
yú · in, on, at; go to; surname
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Mandarin tones

2–2–2–4 · wen2 ming2 yu2 shi4

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man4 ming4 jyu1 sai3

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) world-famous; world-renowned

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