舉世聞名

简 举世闻名 · 繁 舉世聞名
Mandarin · pinyin jǔ shì wén míng

Meanings

  1. world-famous (idiom)
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舉
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世
shì · generation; world; era
聞
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名
míng · name, rank, title, position
举
jǔ · raise, lift up; recommend
闻
wén · hear; smell; make known; news
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3–4–2–2 · ju3 shi4 wen2 ming2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

geoi2 sai3 man4 ming4

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geoi2 sai3 man6 ming4

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) world-famous

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