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名扬四海

míng yáng sì hǎidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to become known far and wide (idiom) / famous
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

名揚四海 名扬四海 [ming2 yang2 si4 hai3] /to become known far and wide (idiom)/famous/

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Other forms in these source records: 名揚四海

  • 名
    míng

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

  • 扬
    yáng

    to raise / to hoist / the action of tossing or winnowing / scattering (in the wind) / to flutter / to propagate

    Yáng

    abbr. for Yangzhou 揚州|扬州[Yáng zhōu] in Jiangsu / surname Yang

  • 四
    sì

    four / 4

  • 海
    hǎi

    ocean / sea / CL:個|个[gè],片[piàn] / great number of people or things / (dialect) numerous

    Hǎi

    surname Hai

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.