4 characters Idiom and proverb 10 678

We’re sharing free Chinese learning content with you. Idioms and proverbs, full of meaning, are explored in this series. Today, we present 「垂名青史」.

Discover the idiom 「垂名青史」, along with its meaning and how it is applied in context.

Qingshi: classics and historical records written on bamboo slips or white silk. The name was recorded in history and passed down to later generations.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

chuí míng qīng shǐ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

seui4 ming4/meng2 ching1/cheng1 si2

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