Our goal is to provide you with free Chinese learning tools. This series highlights idioms and proverbs, full of meaning and adaptable to many contexts. The featured idiom is 「流芳後世」, with details below.
Let’s learn about the idiom 「流芳後世」! Its detailed explanation and usage are presented below.
It means to pass on a good reputation to future generations. Same as “leave a good reputation through the ages”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
liú fāng hòu shì
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
lau4 fong1 hau6 sai3
There’s no shortage of Chinese idioms, each offering unique meanings and ways to use them. This guide is here to assist you as you improve your understanding of the language.

