xiá ěr wén míngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
see 聞名遐邇|闻名遐迩[wén míng xiá ěr]
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Original source entry:

遐邇聞名 遐迩闻名 [xia2 er3 wen2 ming2] /see 聞名遐邇|闻名遐迩[wen2 ming2 xia2 er3]/

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Other forms in these source records: 遐邇聞名

  • 遐
    xiá

    distant / long-lasting / to abandon

  • 迩
    ěr

    recently / near / close

  • 闻
    wén

    to hear / news / well-known / famous / reputation / fame / to smell / to sniff at

    Wén

    surname Wen

  • 名
    míng

    name / noun (part of speech) / place (e.g. among winners) / famous / classifier for people

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