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聞名於世

简闻名于世 · 繁聞名於世

Mandarin · pinyin wén míng yú shì

world-famous

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聞: Look up this written character
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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2–2–2–4 · wen2 ming2 yu2 shi4

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(idiomatic) world-famous; world-renowned

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