遺臭萬年

See also: 遗臭万年

Chinese

		to lose; to leave behind	sense of smell; smell bad; stench sense of smell; smell bad; stench; stink; smelly; to smell (bad)	ten thousand years; all ages; eternity ten thousand years; all ages; eternity; Wannian County, Shangrao, Jiangxi, China
trad. (遺臭萬年)		遺	臭	萬年
simp. (遗臭万年)		遗	臭	万年

Etymology

Literally: to leave a stink for ten thousand years

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yíchòuwànnián

(Zhuyin): ㄧˊ ㄔㄡˋ ㄨㄢˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wai⁴ cau³ maan⁶ nin⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yíchòuwànnián
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˊ ㄔㄡˋ ㄨㄢˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yichowwannnian
  - IPA ^(key): /i³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ u̯än⁵¹ ni̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wai⁴ cau³ maan⁶ nin⁴
  - Yale: wàih chau maahn nìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁴ tsau³ maan⁶ nin⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: wei⁴ ceo³ man⁶ nin⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯²¹ t͡sʰɐu̯³³ mäːn²² niːn²¹/

Idiom

遺臭萬年

to go down in history as a byword of infamy

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