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名滿天下

简名满天下 · 繁名滿天下

Mandarin · pinyin míng mǎn tiān xià

(idiom) famous throughout the land; renowned far and wide

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名: míng · name, rank, title, position
滿: mǎn · fill; full, satisfied
天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
下: xià · under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
满: mǎn · fill; full, satisfied

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2–3–1–4 · ming2 man3 tian1 xia4

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ming4 mun5 tin1 haa6

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(idiomatic) world-famous

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