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遗闻逸事

遗闻逸事 — “Anecdotes and unrecorded tales from the past”

遗闻逸事 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Anecdotes and unrecorded tales from the past”. Little-known stories or historical tidbits. Literally, “Left-behind stories and untold tales”.

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遗闻逸事 Pronunciation and Pinyin

遗闻逸事 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
遗
yí12to leave behind or lose
闻
wén9hear, smell, news, fame
逸
yì12escape, leisure, surpass
事
shì8matter, event, or undertaking

Example Sentence with 遗闻逸事

这本书收集了许多关于这位艺术家的遗闻逸事,让读者对他有了更全面的了解。
This book collects many anecdotes and little-known stories about the artist, giving readers a more comprehensive understanding of him.

Idioms Related to 遗闻逸事

Synonyms of 遗闻逸事

  • yí遗wén文yì轶shì事extant writings and unrecorded anecdotes
  • yí遗wén闻suǒ琐shì事unrecorded anecdotes and trivialities
  • yí遗wén闻yì逸shì事little-known historical anecdotes

More idioms starting with 遗

  • yí遗shì世wàng忘lěi累live in seclusion, detached from worldly concerns
  • yí遗shì世bá拔sú俗transcend worldly concerns
  • 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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Questions about 遗闻逸事

What does 遗闻逸事 mean?

遗闻逸事 (yí wén yì shì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Anecdotes and unrecorded tales from the past”.

How do you pronounce 遗闻逸事?

遗闻逸事 is pronounced yí wén yì shì in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 遗闻逸事 literally mean?

Literally, 遗闻逸事 means “Left-behind stories and untold tales”. It is used to mean “Anecdotes and unrecorded tales from the past”.

What is the Chinese definition of 遗闻逸事?

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。

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