声 聲 shēng sound / voice / tone / noise / reputation / classifier for sounds syn 尊敬 zūn jìng to respect / to revere / to esteem / honorable / distinguished (used on formal occasions before a term of address) syn 罪名 zuì míng charge / accusation / stigma / bad name / stained reputation syn 公 gōng public / collectively owned / common / international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) / make public / fair / just / Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / honorable (gentlemen) / father-in-law / male (animal) syn 名声 名聲 míng shēng reputation syn 正经 正經 zhèng jīng decent / honorable / proper / serious / according to standards syn 名誉 名譽 míng yù fame / reputation / honor / honorary / emeritus (of retired professor) syn 体面 體面 tǐ miàn dignity / prestige / face / honorable / creditable / (of sb's appearance) presentable / respectable syn 风声 風聲 fēng shēng sound of the wind / rumor / talk / news / reputation syn 扫地 掃地 sǎo dì to sweep the floor / (fig.) (of one's reputation etc) to reach rock bottom / to be at an all-time low syn 尊贵 尊貴 zūn guì respected / respectable / honorable syn 声誉 聲譽 shēng yù reputation / fame syn 招牌 zhāo pai signboard / shop sign / reputation of a business syn 名气 名氣 míng qì reputation / fame syn 书名 書名 shū míng name of a book / reputation as calligrapher 光明正大 guāng míng zhèng dà (of a person) honorable / not devious / (of a behavior) fair and aboveboard / without tricks / openly / (of a situation) out in the open syn 信誉 信譽 xìn yù prestige / distinction / reputation / trust syn 声名 聲名 shēng míng reputation / declaration syn 知名度 zhī míng dù reputation / profile / familiarity in the public consciousness syn 化妆师 化妝師 huà zhuāng shī make-up artist / (fig.) spin doctor / reputation manager 大名鼎鼎 dà míng dǐng dǐng grand reputation / renowned / famous syn 默默无闻 默默無聞 mò mò wú wén obscure and unknown (idiom) / an outsider without any reputation / a nobody / an unknown quantity syn 洗刷 xǐ shuā to wipe clean / to scrub / (fig.) to get rid of (a bad reputation, a misconception etc) syn 恶名 惡名 è míng bad name / evil reputation syn 威信 wēi xìn prestige / reputation / trust / credit with the people syn 盛名 shèng míng famous reputation syn 老本 lǎo běn capital / assets / savings / nest egg / (fig.) reputation / laurels (to rest upon) / old edition of a book / (tree) trunk syn 口碑 kǒu bēi public praise / public reputation / commonly held opinions / current idiom syn 身败名裂 身敗名裂 shēn bài míng liè to lose one's standing / to have one's reputation swept away / a complete defeat and fall from grace syn 名号 名號 míng hào name / title / good reputation syn 清正 qīng zhèng upright and honorable syn 流芳百世 liú fāng bǎi shì (of one's name, reputation etc) to be immortalized (idiom) / to leave a mark for generations to come syn 虚名 虛名 xū míng false reputation syn 美名 měi míng good name / good reputation syn 德高望重 dé gāo wàng zhòng a person of virtue and prestige / a person of good moral standing and reputation syn 平反 píng fǎn to redress (an injustice) / to rehabilitate (sb whose reputation was unjustly sullied) syn 名节 名節 míng jié reputation and integrity syn 青天 qīng tiān clear sky / blue sky / upright and honorable (official) syn 美誉 美譽 měi yù good name / good reputation syn 英名 yīng míng illustrious name / legendary reputation syn 如雷贯耳 如雷貫耳 rú léi guàn ěr lit. like thunder piercing the ear / a well-known reputation (idiom) syn 老字号 老字號 lǎo zì hào shop, firm, or brand of merchandise with a long-established reputation 慕名 mù míng to admire sb's reputation / to seek out famous person or location syn 身量 shēn liang height (of a person) / stature / (fig.) reputation / standing syn 有口皆碑 yǒu kǒu jiē bēi every voice gives praise (idiom) / with an extensive public reputation syn 字号 字號 zì hao character size / font size / fame / reputation / shop / name of a shop 书香 書香 shū xiāng literary reputation 荣辱 榮辱 róng rǔ honor and disgrace / reputation syn 流芳 liú fāng to leave a good reputation 荣辱观 榮辱觀 róng rǔ guān precepts regarding what is honorable and what is shameful (in particular, refers to the Socialist Concepts on Honors and Disgraces, PRC official moral principles promulgated from 2006) / abbr. for 社會主義榮辱觀|社会主义荣辱观 / also known as the Eight Honors and Eight Shames 八榮八恥|八荣八耻[Ba1 Rong2 Ba1 Chi3] 盛誉 盛譽 shèng yù flourishing reputation syn 自毁 自毀 zì huǐ to destroy one's (reputation etc) / (of a device etc) to self-destruct 商誉 商譽 shāng yù (commerce) prestige / reputation / (accounting) goodwill 名闻 名聞 míng wén famous / of good reputation 刘伯温 劉伯溫 liú bó wēn Liu Bowen (1311-1375), general under the first Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋[Zhu1 Yuan2 zhang1], with a reputation as a military genius, also called Liu Ji 劉基|刘基[Liu2 Ji1] 虚有其表 虛有其表 xū yǒu qí biǎo looks impressive but is worthless (idiom) / not as good as it looks / a reputation with no substance syn 闻 聞 wén to hear / news / well-known / famous / reputation / fame / to smell / to sniff at syn 声名狼藉 聲名狼藉 shēng míng láng jí to have a bad reputation syn 正大光明 zhèng dà guāng míng just and honorable syn 名不虚传 名不虛傳 míng bù xū chuán (idiom) to live up to one's famous name / its reputation is well deserved syn 誉 譽 yù to praise / to acclaim / reputation syn 名垂青史 míng chuí qīng shǐ lit. reputation will go down in history (idiom) / fig. achievements will earn eternal glory syn 臭名远扬 臭名遠揚 chòu míng yuǎn yáng stinking reputation / notorious far and wide syn 襟 jīn lapel / overlap of Chinese gown / fig. bosom (the seat of emotions) / to cherish (ambition, desires, honorable intentions etc) in one's bosom syn 令弟 lìng dì honorable little brother 污名 wū míng bad reputation / stigma 徒有虚名 徒有虛名 tú yǒu xū míng with an undeserved reputation (idiom) / unwarranted fame / nowhere near as good as he's made out to be syn 慕名而来 慕名而來 mù míng ér lái to come to a place on account of its reputation (idiom) / attracted to visit a famous location syn 名不符实 名不符實 míng bù fú shí the name does not correspond to reality (idiom) / it doesn't live up to its reputation syn 不愧不怍 bù kuì bù zuò no shame, no subterfuge (idiom) / just and honorable / upright and above board 义薄云天 義薄雲天 yì bó yún tiān supremely honorable and righteous 名缰利锁 名韁利鎖 míng jiāng lì suǒ lit. fettered by fame and locked up by riches (idiom) / tied down by reputation and wealth / the victim of one's own success syn 徒拥虚名 徒擁虛名 tú yōng xū míng to possess an undeserved reputation (idiom) 书香门第 書香門第 shū xiāng mén dì family with a literary reputation (idiom) / literary family syn 终南捷径 終南捷徑 zhōng nán jié jìng lit. the Mount Zhongnan shortcut (idiom) / fig. shortcut to a high-flying career / easy route to success (an allusion to the Tang Dynasty story of 盧藏用|卢藏用[Lu2 Cang4 yong4], who lived like a hermit on Mt. Zhongnan in order to gain a reputation for wisdom, which he then used to gain a position in the Imperial Court) syn 违利赴名 違利赴名 wéi lì fù míng to renounce profit and seek fame (idiom) / to abandon greed for reputation / to choose fame over fortune 闻名不如见面 聞名不如見面 wén míng bù rú jiàn miàn knowing sb by their reputation can't compare to meeting them in person (idiom) 令誉 令譽 lìng yù honorable reputation 法商 fǎ shāng "legal quotient" (LQ), a measure of one's awareness and knowledge of the law and one's standard of honorable conduct 清流 qīng liú clean flowing water / (fig.) (literary) honorable person, untainted by association with disreputable influences / scholars who (in former times) kept themselves aloof from the corrupting influence of those in power syn 黄炎贵胄 黃炎貴胄 huáng yán guì zhòu honorable Chinese nationals (idiom) 虽败犹荣 雖敗猶榮 suī bài yóu róng honorable even in defeat (idiom) 至尊 zhì zūn the most honorable / the most respected / supreme / (archaic) the emperor syn 大明鼎鼎 dà míng dǐng dǐng a grand reputation / renowned / famous 声价 聲價 shēng jià reputation syn 久慕盛名 jiǔ mù shèng míng (idiom) I've admired your reputation for a long time / it's an honor to meet you at last syn 交口称誉 交口稱譽 jiāo kǒu chēng yù voices unanimous in praise (idiom) / with an extensive public reputation syn 享名 xiǎng míng to enjoy a reputation 令名 lìng míng good name / reputation 传名 傳名 chuán míng to spread one's reputation 刘基 劉基 liú jī Liu Ji or Liu Bowen 劉伯溫|刘伯温[Liu2 Bo2 wen1] (1311-1375), general under the first Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋[Zhu1 Yuan2 zhang1], with a reputation as a military genius 口碑流传 口碑流傳 kǒu bēi liú chuán widely praised (idiom) / with an extensive public reputation 名重识暗 名重識暗 míng zhòng shí àn of great reputation but shallow in knowledge (idiom) 威信扫地 威信掃地 wēi xìn sǎo dì to lose every scrap of reputation syn 徒有其名 tú yǒu qí míng with an undeserved reputation (idiom) / unwarranted fame / nowhere near as good as he's made out to be 恶声 惡聲 è shēng malicious abuse / lewd song / evil reputation 留芳千古 liú fāng qiān gǔ a good reputation to last down the generations 留芳百世 liú fāng bǎi shì a good reputation to last a hundred generations 禄籍 祿籍 lù jí good fortune and reputation 