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Learning Chinese starts simple with characters, advances to words, and peaks with idioms. Explore the free idiom 「馳名當世」 here, with meaning and examples.

The idiom 「馳名當世」 we’re featuring is explained below, showcasing its meaning and usage.

Famous: well-known; contemporary: contemporary, present. The fame spread far and wide in the present age. Describes someone who is extremely well-known.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

chí míng dāng shì

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

chi4 ming4 dong3/dong1 sai3

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