贻臭万年 — “To leave a bad name for all ages”
贻臭万年 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to leave a bad name for all ages”. To be notorious for eternity; to be universally condemned for generations to come. Literally, “To leave a bad reputation for ten thousand years”.
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贻臭万年 Pronunciation and Pinyin
贻臭万年 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 贻臭万年
那个商人因为欺诈行为而名声扫地，他的恶行必将贻臭万年。
That businessman's reputation was ruined due to his fraudulent actions; his misdeeds are bound to leave a bad name for all ages.
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More idioms starting with 贻
- yí贻rén人kǒu口shí实give others a handle for criticism
- yí贻jué厥sūn孙móu谋plan for descendants' future
- yí贻hài害wú无qióng穷leave endless troubles
- yí贻huàn患wú无qióng穷cause endless troubles
- yí贻yàn燕zhī之xùn训teach future generations to pursue only comfort
- yí贻xiào笑wàn万shì世to be a laughingstock for all generations
- yí贻xiào笑qiān千gǔ古be a laughingstock for all time
- yí贻xiào笑qiān千qiū秋be a laughingstock for all ages
- yí贻xiào笑hòu后rén人be ridiculed by future generations
- yí贻xiào笑dà大fāng方make a fool of oneself before experts
- yí贻fàn范gǔ古jīn今set an example for all ages
- yí贻qiào诮duō多fāng方Invite widespread criticism
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What does 贻臭万年 mean?
贻臭万年 (yí chòu wàn nián) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to leave a bad name for all ages”.
How do you pronounce 贻臭万年?
贻臭万年 is pronounced yí chòu wàn nián in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 贻臭万年 literally mean?
Literally, 贻臭万年 means “to leave a bad reputation for ten thousand years”. It is used to mean “to leave a bad name for all ages”.
What is the Chinese definition of 贻臭万年?
犹言遗臭万年。