遗闻琐事 — “Unrecorded or little-known anecdotes”
遗闻琐事 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Unrecorded or little-known anecdotes”. Tales, or trivial matters from the past. Literally, “Lost tales and minor affairs”.
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这本书记载了许多关于当地名人的遗闻琐事，读来令人津津乐道。
This book records many little-known anecdotes about local celebrities, making for fascinating reading.
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- yí遗shì世wàng忘lěi累live in seclusion, detached from worldly concerns
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- yí遗shì世dú独lì立live in seclusion, detached from the world
- yí遗shì世jué绝sú俗renounce the world and live secluded
- yí遗shì世yuè越sú俗transcend the mundane world
- yí遗xiū休yú余liè烈enduring legacy of virtues and achievements
- yí遗sú俗jué绝chén尘transcend worldly customs and live reclusive
- yí遗huá华fǎn反zhì质abandon splendor, revert to plainness
- yí遗míng名qù去lì利abandon fame and relinquish gain
- yí遗shěn哂dà大fāng方make a fool of oneself before an expert
- yí遗shēng声yú余jià价posthumous renown and legacy
- yí遗shēng声zhuì坠xù绪a dying artistic or cultural tradition
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What does 遗闻琐事 mean?
遗闻琐事 (yí wén suǒ shì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Unrecorded or little-known anecdotes”.
How do you pronounce 遗闻琐事?
遗闻琐事 is pronounced yí wén suǒ shì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 遗闻琐事 literally mean?
Literally, 遗闻琐事 means “Lost tales and minor affairs”. It is used to mean “Unrecorded or little-known anecdotes”.
What is the Chinese definition of 遗闻琐事?
指前代或前人遗留下来而少为人知的传闻，多指不见于正式记载的。同“遗闻逸事”。