留芳百世
留芳百世
liú fāng bǎi shì
a good reputation to last a hundred generations
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- a good reputation to last a hundred generations
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Related Words
令名(lìng míng)· good name
→十年树木,百年树人(shí nián shù mù , bǎi nián shù rén)· It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom). A good education program takes a long time to develop.
→又想当婊子又想立牌坊(yòu xiǎng dāng biǎo zi yòu xiǎng lì pái fāng)· lit. to lead the life of a whore but still want a monument put up to one's chastity (idiom)
→名闻(míng wén)· famous
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