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遐邇聞名

简遐迩闻名 · 繁遐邇聞名

Mandarin · pinyin xiá ěr wén míng

see 聞名遐邇 wén míng xiá ěr

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遐: xiá · afar, distant; old, advanced in
邇: Look up this written character
聞: Look up this written character
名: míng · name, rank, title, position
迩: ěr · be near, be close; recently
闻: wén · hear; smell; make known; news

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2–3–2–2 · xia2 er3 wen2 ming2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

haa4 ji5 man4 ming4

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(idiomatic) synonym of 聞名遐邇 /闻名遐迩 (wénmíngxiá'ěr)

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