名垂青史 — Chinese idiom
名垂青史
míng chuí qīng shǐ
Meaning
- lit. reputation will go down in history ; fig. achievements will earn eternal glory
Character by character
- 名míngname; position, rank, title
- 垂chuíto hang, to dangle; to hand down, to bequeath; alm
- 青qīngnature's color; blue, green, black; young
- 史shǐhistory, chronicle, annals
Idioms sharing a character
- 一举成名 yī jǔ chéng míng
- 久仰大名 jiǔ yǎng dà míng
- 人如其名 rén rú qí míng
- 冒名顶替 mào míng dǐng tì
- 功名利禄 gōng míng lì lù
- 功成名就 gōng chéng míng jiù
- 名不副实 míng bù fù shí
- 名不符实 míng bù fú shí
- 名不虚传 míng bù xū chuán
- 名利双收 míng lì shuāng shōu
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