口碑
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Chinese[edit]
mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils) | a monument; an upright stone tablet; stele | ||
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simp. and trad. (口碑) |
口 | 碑 |
Etymology[edit]
From the 13th-century Buddhist text Wudeng Huiyuan (《五燈會元》, Compendium of Five Lamps). Literally “oral stele”, as steles are a medium for commemorative text relating to the deceased person. Compare 有口皆碑 (yǒukǒujiēbēi).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
口碑
- (literary, originally) public praise
- public reputation; word-of-mouth reputation