功名
gōng míng
Pinyin
Definition
功名
-
- scholarly honor (in imperial exams)
- rank
- achievement
- fame
- glory
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 function
- 2 capability
- 1 name
- 2 noun (part of speech)
- 3 place (e.g. among winners)
- 4 famous
- 5 classifier for people
- 1 Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tái dōng Xiàn], southeast Taiwan
- 1 to make one's name
- 2 to become famous
Idioms (20)
不成功便成仁
- 1 to succeed or die trying (idiom)
不求有功,但求无过
- 1 lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom)
- 2 fig. to take a risk-averse approach
久仰大名
- 1 I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)
久慕盛名
- 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.
事半功倍
- 1 half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and leads to better results
- 2 a stitch in time saves nine