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名誉扫地
míng yù sǎo dì
Pinyin
Definition
名誉扫地
-
míng yù sǎo dì
to be thoroughly discredited
to fall into disrepute
Character Decomposition
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Related Words
(20)
名
míng
1
name
2
noun (part of speech)
3
place (e.g. among winners)
4
famous
5
classifier for people
名字
míng zi
1
name (of a person or thing)
2
CL:個|个[gè]
地
de
1
-ly
2
structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
地主
dì zhǔ
1
landlord
2
landowner
3
host
地址
dì zhǐ
1
address
2
CL:個|个[gè]
地方
dì fāng
1
region
2
regional (away from the central administration)
3
local
成名
chéng míng
1
to make one's name
2
to become famous
排名
pái míng
1
to rank (1st, 2nd etc)
2
ranking
不败之地
bù bài zhī dì
1
invincible position
倒地
dǎo dì
1
to fall to the ground
内地
Nèi dì
1
mainland China (PRC excluding Hong Kong and Macau, but including islands such as Hainan)
2
Japan (used in Taiwan during Japanese colonization)
出名
chū míng
1
well-known for sth
2
to become well known
3
to make one's mark
原地
yuán dì
1
(in) the original place
2
the place where one currently is
3
place of origin
4
local (product)
取名
qǔ míng
1
to name
2
to be named
3
to christen
4
to seek fame
名人
míng rén
1
personage
2
celebrity
名利
míng lì
1
fame and profit
名副其实
míng fù qí shí
1
not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom)
名叫
míng jiào
1
called
2
named
名单
míng dān
1
list of names
名媛
míng yuán
1
young lady of note
2
debutante
Idioms
(20)
一个天南,一个地北
yī ge tiān nán , yī ge dì běi
1
to live miles apart (idiom)
一败涂地
yī bài tú dì
1
failed and wiped over the floor (idiom); to fail utterly
2
a crushing defeat
3
beaten and in a hopeless position
上天入地
shàng tiān rù dì
1
lit. to go up to heaven or down to Hades (idiom)
2
fig. to go to great lengths
3
to search heaven and earth
上天无路,入地无门
shàng tiān wú lù , rù dì wú mén
1
lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom)
2
fig. to be at the end of one's rope
3
to be trapped in a hopeless situation
久仰大名
jiǔ yǎng dà míng
1
I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)
久慕盛名
jiǔ mù shèng míng
1
I've admired your reputation for a long time (idiom); I've been looking forward to meeting you.
2
It's an honor to meet you at last.
五体投地
wǔ tǐ tóu dì
1
to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb
人杰地灵
rén jié dì líng
1
illustrious hero, spirit of the place (idiom); a place derives reflected glory from an illustrious son
人间地狱
rén jiān dì yù
1
hell on earth (idiom); suffering the torments of Buddhist hell while still alive
2
fig. having an uncomfortable time
冒名顶替
mào míng dǐng tì
1
to assume sb's name and take his place (idiom); to impersonate
2
to pose under a false name
出人头地
chū rén tóu dì
1
to stand out among one's peers (idiom)
2
to excel
功名利禄
gōng míng lì lù
1
position and wealth (idiom); rank, fame and fortune
功成名就
gōng chéng míng jiù
1
to win success and recognition (idiom)
名不副实
míng bù fù shí
1
the name does not reflect the reality (idiom); more in name than in fact
2
Reality does not live up to the name.
3
Excellent theory, but the practice does not bear it out.
名不符实
míng bù fú shí
1
the name does not correspond to reality (idiom); it doesn't live up to its reputation
名不虚传
míng bù xū chuán
1
lit. name is not in vain (idiom); a fully justified reputation
2
enjoys a well-deserved reputation
名利双收
míng lì shuāng shōu
1
both fame and fortune (idiom)
2
both virtue and reward
名副其实
míng fù qí shí
1
not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom)
名噪一时
míng zào yī shí
1
to achieve fame among one's contemporaries (idiom); temporary or local celebrity
名垂青史
míng chuí qīng shǐ
1
lit. reputation will go down in history (idiom); fig. achievements will earn eternal glory
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