lưu danh
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Definition
- Verb:
- To leave a good name: To have one's name and reputation remembered positively and passed down through history or future generations.
- To be immortalized: To achieve a form of immortality through the enduring memory of one's deeds or character.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Các anh hùng dân tộc đã lưu danh sử sách. (The national heroes have left their good names in the history books.)
- Ông ấy hy vọng sẽ lưu danh bằng những cống hiến cho khoa học. (He hopes to be immortalized through his contributions to science.)
- Phạm Ngũ Lão là một vị tướng lưu danh thiên cổ. (Pham Ngu Lao is a general whose name is immortalized for eternity.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in formal, literary, or historical contexts to describe figures of great moral character, heroic achievement, or significant cultural contribution. It implies a legacy that transcends one's lifetime.
Variants and Related Words
- Lưu danh hậu thế (verb phrase): To leave one's name for posterity.
- Nhà phát minh ấy đã lưu danh hậu thế. (That inventor left his name for posterity.)
- Lưu danh sử xanh (idiomatic expression): To have one's name recorded in the official historical records (often painted on green bamboo slips), signifying official historical recognition.
- Công lao của vua Quang Trung đã lưu danh sử xanh. (The merits of King Quang Trung have been immortalized in the annals of history.)
Synonyms
- To immortalize: To make someone or something famous for a very long time.
- To leave a legacy: To leave something of value for future generations.
- To be commemorated: To be remembered and honored.
Related Idioms
- Lưu danh thiên cổ: To have one's name remembered for a thousand generations; to achieve eternal fame.
- Sự nghiệp của Trần Hưng Đạo thực sự lưu danh thiên cổ. (The career of Tran Hung Dao truly achieved eternal fame.)
- Bất hủ danh: (A related classical concept) An immortal name.
- Ông đã ghi được một bất hủ danh. (He has earned an immortal name.)