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留芳千古 — “To leave a glorious legacy or a good name for posterity”

留芳千古 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to leave a glorious legacy or a good name for posterity”. To be remembered with honor for all time. Literally, “Leave fragrance for a thousand ages”.

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留芳千古 Pronunciation and Pinyin

留芳千古 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
留
liú10to stay, keep, or reserve
芳
fāng8fragrant, beautiful, virtuous
千
qiān3thousand, many
古
gǔ5ancient times or classical poetry

Example Sentence with 留芳千古

这位科学家毕生致力于人类福祉,他的伟大贡献必将留芳千古。
This scientist dedicated his life to human well-being; his great contributions will surely leave a glorious legacy for posterity.

Idioms Related to 留芳千古

Synonyms of 留芳千古

  • liú流fāng芳qiān千gǔ古leave a good name for posterity
  • liú留fāng芳bǎi百shì世leave a lasting good reputation

More idioms starting with 留

  • liú留yī一shǒu手keep a trick up one's sleeve
  • liú留zhōng中bù不xià下shelve indefinitely without action
  • liú留zhōng中bù不chū出shelve indefinitely without decision
  • liú留zhōng中bù不fā发to pigeonhole a document indefinitely
  • liú留yú余dì地leave room to spare
  • liú留qǔ取dān丹xīn心zhào照hàn汗qīng青Leave loyal heart to illuminate history
  • liú留hòu后lù路leave a way out
  • liú留wěi尾ba巴leave loose ends
  • liú留dé得qīng青shān山zài在,,bù不pà怕méi没chái柴shāo烧Where there is life, there is hope
  • liú留dé得qīng青shān山zài在,,bù不chóu愁méi没chái柴shāo烧Where there's a will, there's a way
  • liú留dé得qīng青shān山zài在,,yī依jiù旧yǒu有chái柴shāo烧Keep core strengths, find new opportunities
  • liú留liàn恋bù不shě舍reluctant to leave

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Questions about 留芳千古

What does 留芳千古 mean?

留芳千古 (liú fāng qiān gǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to leave a glorious legacy or a good name for posterity”.

How do you pronounce 留芳千古?

留芳千古 is pronounced liú fāng qiān gǔ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 留芳千古 literally mean?

Literally, 留芳千古 means “Leave fragrance for a thousand ages”. It is used to mean “to leave a glorious legacy or a good name for posterity”.

What is the Chinese definition of 留芳千古?

一个人在历史上享有声望或给后人留下美好的印象

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