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"world-famous (idiom)" Chinese-English Dictionary

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举世闻名 舉世聞名 jǔ shì wén míng world-famous (idiom) syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation
人世 rén shì the world / this world / the world of the living syn
下方 xià fāng underneath / below / the underside / world of mortals / to descend to the world of mortals (of gods) syn
乱世 亂世 luàn shì the world in chaos / troubled times / (in Buddhism) the mortal world syn
新大陆 新大陸 xīn dà lù the New World / the Americas as opposed to the Old World 舊大陸|旧大陆[jiu4 da4 lu4] or Eurasia syn
闻名于世 聞名於世 wén míng yú shì world-famous
举世 舉世 jǔ shì throughout the world / world ranking (e.g. first) syn
大千世界 大韆世界 dà qiān shì jiè great wide world / marvelously diverse world / (Buddhism) cosmos (abbr. for 三千大千世界[san1 qian1 da4 qian1 shi4 jie4]) syn
名扬四海 名揚四海 míng yáng sì hǎi to become known far and wide (idiom) / famous syn
世界各地 shì jiè gè dì all over the world / everywhere / in all parts of the world
世界第一 shì jiè dì yī ranked number one in the world / the world's first
世界知名 shì jiè zhī míng world famous
世尊 shì zūn World Honored One / Revered One of the World (Buddha)
俗世 sú shì the mundane world / the world of mortals
下界 xià jiè lower bound (math.) / world of mortals / (of gods) to descend to the world of mortals
人情世故 rén qíng shì gù worldly wisdom / the ways of the world / to know how to get on in the world syn
人寰 rén huán world / earthly world
浊世 濁世 zhuó shì the world in chaos / troubled times / the mortal world (Buddhism) 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
萧乾 蕭乾 xiāo qián Xiao Qian (1910-1999), Mongolian-born, Cambridge-educated journalist active during Second World War in Europe, subsequently famous author and translator
名 míng name / noun (part of speech) / place (e.g. among winners) / famous / classifier for people syn
著名 zhù míng famous / noted / well-known / celebrated syn
有名 yǒu míng famous / well-known syn
知名 zhī míng well-known / famous syn
再生 zài shēng to be reborn / to regenerate / to be a second so-and-so (famous dead person) / recycling / regeneration syn
成名 chéng míng to make one's name / to become famous syn
名牌 míng pái famous brand / nameplate / name tag syn
歌星 gē xīng singing star / famous singer syn
大名 dà míng famous name / your distinguished name / one's formal personal name / (Japanese history) daimyo syn
闻名 聞名 wén míng well-known / famous / renowned / eminent syn
名言 míng yán saying / famous remark
宝剑 寶劍 bǎo jiàn (double-edged) sword (esp. a valuable or famous one) / CL:把[ba3] syn
烧酒 燒酒 shāo jiǔ name of a famous Tang dynasty wine / same as 白酒[bai2 jiu3] syn
女星 nǚ xīng female star / famous actress syn
大名鼎鼎 dà míng dǐng dǐng grand reputation / renowned / famous syn
盛名 shèng míng famous reputation syn
天长地久 天長地久 tiān cháng dì jiǔ enduring while the world lasts (idiom) / eternal syn
名曲 míng qǔ famous song / well-known piece of music
名贵 名貴 míng guì famous and valuable / rare / precious syn
名画 名畫 míng huà famous painting
名门 名門 míng mén famous family / prestigious house syn
万事大吉 萬事大吉 wàn shì dà jí everything is fine (idiom) / all is well with the world syn
惊天动地 驚天動地 jīng tiān dòng dì world-shaking (idiom) syn
一鸣惊人 一鳴驚人 yī míng jīng rén to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom) / an overnight celebrity syn
名校 míng xiào famous school
天壤之别 天壤之別 tiān rǎng zhī bié lit. the difference between heaven and earth (idiom) / fig. night and day difference / a world of difference / a far cry (from) syn
公诸于世 公諸於世 gōng zhū yú shì to announce to the world (idiom) / to make public / to let everyone know syn
扬名 揚名 yáng míng to become famous / to become notorious syn
墨迹 墨跡 mò jì ink marks / original calligraphy or painting of famous person syn
西施 xī shī Xishi (c. 450 BC), famous Chinese beauty, foremost of the four legendary beauties 四大美女[si4 da4 mei3 nu:3], given by King Gou Jian 勾踐|勾践[Gou1 Jian4] of Yue as concubine to King of Wu as part of a successful plan to destroy Wu syn
齐名 齊名 qí míng equally famous syn
名将 名將 míng jiàng famous general syn
庐山 廬山 lú shān Lushan district of Jiujiang city 九江市, Jiangxi / Mt Lushan in Jiujiang, famous as summer holiday spot
名医 名醫 míng yī famous doctor syn
名师 名師 míng shī famous master / great teacher syn
举世无双 舉世無雙 jǔ shì wú shuāng unrivaled (idiom) / world number one / unique / unequaled syn
名作 míng zuò masterpiece / famous work syn
响当当 響噹噹 xiǎng dāng dāng resounding / loud / well known / famous syn
逸事 yì shì anecdote / lost or apocryphal story about famous person syn
名胜 名勝 míng shèng a place famous for its scenery or historical relics / scenic spot / CL:處|处[chu4] syn
怪杰 怪傑 guài jié monstre sacré (i.e. artist famous for being deliberately preposterous) syn
名句 míng jù oft-quoted phrase / famous line syn
名菜 míng cài famous dishes / specialty dishes
名酒 míng jiǔ a famous wine syn
真迹 真跡 zhēn jì authentic (painting or calligraphy) / genuine work (of famous artist) syn
门生 門生 mén shēng disciple / student (of a famous master) syn
契诃夫 契訶夫 qì hē fū Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904), Russian writer famous for his short stories and plays
驰名 馳名 chí míng famous syn
名山 míng shān famous mountain
沧海桑田 滄海桑田 cāng hǎi sāng tián lit. the blue sea turned into mulberry fields (idiom) / fig. the transformations of the world syn
慕名 mù míng to admire sb's reputation / to seek out famous person or location syn
蜚声 蜚聲 fēi shēng to make a name / to become famous syn
左传 左傳 zuǒ zhuàn Zuo Zhuan or Tsochuan, Mr Zuo's Annals or Mr Zuo's commentary on 春秋[Chun1 qiu1], early history c. 400 BC attributed to famous blind historian Zuo Qiuming 左丘明[Zuo3 Qiu1 ming2]
鸿门宴 鴻門宴 hóng mén yàn Hongmen feast / (fig.) banquet set up with the aim of murdering a guest / refers to a famous episode in 206 BC when future Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] escaped attempted murder by his rival Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3] syn
王昭君 wáng zhāo jūn Wang Zhaojun (52-19 BC), famous beauty at the court of Han emperor Yuan 漢元帝|汉元帝[Han4 Yuan2 di4], one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女[si4 da4 mei3 nu:3]
名城 míng chéng famous city
张飞 張飛 zhāng fēi Zhang Fei (168-221), general of Shu and blood-brother of Liu Bei in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, famous as fearsome fighter and lover of wine
叱咤风云 叱咤風雲 chì zhà fēng yún lit. to rebuke Heaven and Earth (idiom) / fig. shaking the whole world / all-powerful syn
闭月羞花 閉月羞花 bì yuè xiū huā lit. hiding the moon, shaming the flowers (idiom) / fig. female beauty exceeding even that of the natural world syn
名角 míng jué famous actor syn
李白 lǐ bái Li Bai (701-762), famous Tang Dynasty poet
关羽 關羽 guān yǔ Guan Yu (-219), general of Shu and blood-brother of Liu Bei in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, fearsome fighter famous for virtue and loyalty / posthumously worshipped and identified with the guardian Bodhisattva Sangharama
海阔天空 海闊天空 hǎi kuò tiān kōng wide sea and sky (idiom) / boundless open vistas / the whole wide world / chatting about everything under the sun syn
名优 名優 míng yōu excellent quality / outstanding (product) / abbr. for 名牌優質|名牌优质 / (old) famous actor or actress syn
管子 guǎn zǐ Guanzi or Guan Zhong 管仲 (-645 BC), famous politician of Qi 齊國|齐国 of Spring and Autumn period / Guanzi, classical book containing writings of Guan Zhong and his school syn
男星 nán xīng male star / famous actor
屈原 qū yuán Qu Yuan (340-278 BC), famous Warring States statesman and poet, author of Sorrow at Parting 離騷|离骚 Lisao in Songs of Chu 楚辭|楚辞
周瑜 zhōu yú Zhou Yu (175-210), famous general of the southern Wu kingdom and victor of the battle of Redcliff / in Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], absolutely no match for Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[Zhu1 ge3 Liang4]
张爱玲 張愛玲 zhāng ài líng Eileen Chang (1920-1995), famous Chinese-American novelist
郑和 鄭和 zhèng hé Zheng He (1371-1433), famous early Ming dynasty admiral and explorer
名表 名錶 míng biǎo famous watch (i.e. expensive brand of wristwatch)
韩信 韓信 hán xìn Han Xin (-196 BC), famous general of first Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1]
九华山 九華山 jiǔ huá shān Mount Jiuhua in Anhui, scenic tourist site, and one of the four famous Buddhist mountains
天旋地转 天旋地轉 tiān xuán dì zhuàn the sky spins, the earth goes round (idiom) / giddy with one's head spinning / fig. huge changes in the world syn
名妓 míng jì famous courtesan
名篇 míng piān famous piece of writing syn
貂蝉 貂蟬 diāo chán Diaochan (-192), one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女[si4 da4 mei3 nu:3], in fiction a famous beauty at the break-up of Han dynasty, given as concubine to usurping warlord Dong Zhuo 董卓[Dong3 Zhuo2] to ensure his overthrow by fighting hero Lü Bu 呂布|吕布[Lu:3 Bu4]
登临 登臨 dēng lín to visit places famous for their scenery syn
王羲之 wáng xī zhī Wang Xizhi (303-361), famous calligrapher of Eastern Jin, known as the sage of calligraphy 書聖|书圣
名闻 名聞 míng wén famous / of good reputation
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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