人過留名，雁過留聲

Chinese
man; person; people
 
to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker)
to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker); to pass; to celebrate; to live; to get along; excessively; too-
 
leave (message); to retain; to stay
leave (message); to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve
 
name; fame; to describe
name; fame; to describe; place
 wild goose
 
to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker)
to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker); to pass; to celebrate; to live; to get along; excessively; too-
 
leave (message); to retain; to stay
leave (message); to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve
 
sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds)
sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds); tone; noise
trad. (人過留名，雁過留聲) 人 過 留 名 ， 雁 過 留 聲
simp. (人过留名，雁过留声) 人 过 留 名 ， 雁 过 留 声

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): rén guò liú míng, yàn guò liú shēng
    (Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ, ㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄥ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: rén guò liú míng, yàn guò liú shēng
      • Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ, ㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄥ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ren guoh liou ming, yann guoh liou sheng
      • Tongyong Pinyin: rén guò lióu míng, yàn guò lióu sheng
      • Sinological IPA (key): /ʐən³⁵ kwɔ⁵¹ ljoʊ̯³⁵ miŋ³⁵ jɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ kwɔ⁵¹ ljoʊ̯³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

Proverb

人過留名，雁過留聲

  1. One should do good deeds to leave behind a good reputation after one's death
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