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流芳百世

Mandarin · pinyin liú fāng bǎi shì

(of one's name, reputation etc) to be immortalized (idiom)
to leave a mark for generations to come

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流: liú · flow, circulate, drift; class
芳: fāng · fragrant; virtuous; beautiful
百: bǎi · one hundred; numerous, many
世: shì · generation; world; era

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2–1–3–4 · liu2 fang1 bai3 shi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

lau4 fong1 baak3 sai3

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(idiomatic) to leave a good name for a hundred generations

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