Hanzi Now
CharactersIdiomsChinese NameFlashcards
Tools

Visual content

  • Chinese Text Image GeneratorCreate PNGs with pinyin, highlight character parts or remove strokes
  • Stroke Order AnimatorTurn a Chinese character or sentence into a GIF or MP4
  • Character Highlight AnimatorChoose character parts and animate their colors, together or in stroke order
  • Chinese Text Morph AnimatorTurn one Chinese character, word or phrase into another; download SVG, MP4 or WebM

Audio content

  • Chinese Text to SpeechRead Chinese aloud with karaoke highlighting

Teaching materials

  • Writing WorksheetsPrintable tracing sheets with a QR learning companion
  • Bingo CardsPicture and word Bingo for your class
  • Picture WorksheetsChinese and English fill-in vocabulary worksheets

Other

  • Pinyin GeneratorConvert Chinese text to pinyin with tone marks
  • Chinese Zodiac CalculatorFind your animal sign from your birth date and make a zodiac card.
  • Chinese Word CounterCount characters, words and sentences in Chinese text
View all tools →
遗文轶事
遗文轶事
遗文轶事
遗文轶事
遗文轶事
遗文轶事
遗文轶事

遗文轶事 — “Extant writings and unrecorded anecdotes (of past figures or events)”

遗文轶事 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Extant writings and unrecorded anecdotes (of past figures or events)”. Historical materials and literary works from former generations. Literally, “Leftover writings and unrecorded anecdotes”.

Frequency

遗文轶事 Pronunciation and Pinyin

遗文轶事 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
遗
yí12to leave behind or lose
文
wén4written language and culture
轶
yì9surpass, lost, overflow
事
shì8matter, event, or undertaking

Example Sentence with 遗文轶事

这本书收集了许多关于那位画家的遗文轶事,让我们对他的生平有了更全面的了解。
This book collects many extant writings and unrecorded anecdotes about that painter, giving us a more comprehensive understanding of his life.

Idioms Related to 遗文轶事

Synonyms of 遗文轶事

  • yí遗wén闻suǒ琐shì事unrecorded anecdotes and trivialities
  • yí遗wén闻yì轶shì事unrecorded anecdotes and stories
  • 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

Recommended tools

Stroke Order Animator

Turn a Chinese character or sentence into a GIF or MP4

Open the tool →

Chinese Text Image Generator

Create PNGs with pinyin, highlight character parts or remove strokes

Open the tool →

Character Highlight Animator

Choose character parts and animate their colors, together or in stroke order

Open the tool →

Picture Worksheets

Chinese and English fill-in vocabulary worksheets

Open the tool →

Questions about 遗文轶事

What does 遗文轶事 mean?

遗文轶事 (yí wén yì shì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Extant writings and unrecorded anecdotes (of past figures or events)”.

How do you pronounce 遗文轶事?

遗文轶事 is pronounced yí wén yì shì in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 遗文轶事 literally mean?

Literally, 遗文轶事 means “Leftover writings and unrecorded anecdotes”. It is used to mean “Extant writings and unrecorded anecdotes (of past figures or events)”.

What is the Chinese definition of 遗文轶事?

遗文:前人流传下来的诗文;轶事:逸事。流传在外而未经史书记载的事迹

Hanzi Now

Explore the charm of Chinese language

Explore

  • Characters
  • Idioms
  • Chinese Names
  • Flashcards

Tools

  • Chinese Text Image Generator
  • Stroke Order Animator
  • Character Highlight Animator
  • Bingo Cards
  • Picture Worksheets
  • All Tools

More

  • Blog
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
© 2026 Hanzi NowContact Us