







传为美谈 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be widely praised and spoken of as an admirable act or a positive event; to become a popular and cherished anecdote”. Literally, “spread as a good story”.

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Open the tool →传为美谈 (chuán wéi měi tán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be widely praised and spoken of as an admirable act or a positive event; to become a popular and cherished anecdote”.
传为美谈 is pronounced chuán wéi měi tán in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 传为美谈 means “spread as a good story”. It is used to mean “to be widely praised and spoken of as an admirable act or a positive event; to become a popular and cherished anecdote”.
美谈:人们津津乐道的好事。指传扬开去,成为人们赞美、称颂的事情。