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遗德休烈

遗德休烈 — “Bequeathed virtue and excellent merit”

遗德休烈 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the lasting virtues and remarkable achievements bequeathed by ancestors; an ancestral legacy of virtue and merit”. Literally, “Bequeathed virtue and excellent merit”.

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遗德休烈 Pronunciation and Pinyin

遗德休烈 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
遗
yí12to leave behind or lose
德
dé15moral character or virtue
休
xiū6to rest or cease
烈
liè10fierce, intense, strong

Example Sentence with 遗德休烈

这座古老的学府,其创立者留下的遗德休烈,至今仍是师生们学习的楷模。
The lasting virtues and remarkable achievements bequeathed by the founder of this ancient academy still serve as a model for its teachers and students today.

Idioms Related to 遗德休烈

Synonyms of 遗德休烈

  • yí遗xiū休yú余liè烈enduring legacy of virtues and achievements
  • yí遗dé德yú余liè烈ancestral virtues and achievements
  • yí遗ēn恩yú余liè烈lasting benevolence and achievements of predecessors

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 遗德休烈

What does 遗德休烈 mean?

遗德休烈 (yí dé xiū liè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the lasting virtues and remarkable achievements bequeathed by ancestors; an ancestral legacy of virtue and merit”.

How do you pronounce 遗德休烈?

遗德休烈 is pronounced yí dé xiū liè in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 遗德休烈 literally mean?

Literally, 遗德休烈 means “Bequeathed virtue and excellent merit”. It is used to mean “the lasting virtues and remarkable achievements bequeathed by ancestors; an ancestral legacy of virtue and merit”.

What is the Chinese definition of 遗德休烈?

指先人留下的德泽和功业。同“遗德余烈”。

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