聞名

See also: 闻名

Chinese

		hear; news; celebrated hear; news; celebrated; sniff at	name; fame; to describe name; fame; to describe; place
trad. (聞名)		聞	名
simp. (闻名)		闻	名

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wénmíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): man⁴ ming⁴
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): bûn-bêng / bûn-miâ

  (Teochew, Peng'im): bhung⁶ mian⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wénmíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wúnmíng
    • Wade–Giles: wên²-ming²
    • Yale: wén-míng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wenming
    • Palladius: вэньмин (vɛnʹmin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wən³⁵ miŋ³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: man⁴ ming⁴
    • Yale: màhn mìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: man⁴ ming⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: men⁴ ming⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɐn²¹ mɪŋ²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bûn-bêng
    • Tâi-lô: bûn-bîng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bunbeeng
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /bun²³⁻³³ biɪŋ²³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /bun¹³⁻²² biɪŋ¹³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /bun²⁴⁻²² biɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /bun²⁴⁻¹¹ biɪŋ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bûn-miâ
    • Tâi-lô: bûn-miâ
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bunmiaa
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /bun²³⁻³³ miã²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /bun²⁴⁻¹¹ miã²⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: bhung⁶ mian⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: bŭng miâⁿ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /buŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ mĩã⁵⁵/

Verb

聞名

1. to be famous; to be well-known; to be renowned; to be eminent

   聞名遐邇／闻名遐迩  ―  wénmíng xiá'ěr  ―  to enjoy widespread renown

2. to know someone by repute

Derived terms

• 聞名不如見面／闻名不如见面 (wénmíng bùrú jiànmiàn)
• 聞名天下／闻名天下 (wénmíngtiānxià)
• 聞名於世／闻名于世 (wénmíngyúshì)
• 聞名遐邇／闻名遐迩 (wénmíngxiá'ěr)
• 舉世聞名／举世闻名 (jǔshìwénmíng)
• 遐邇聞名／遐迩闻名 (xiá'ěrwénmíng)
• 遠近聞名／远近闻名