人過留名，雁過留聲
Chinese
| man; person; people | to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker) to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker); to pass; to celebrate; to live; to get along; excessively; too- |
leave (message); to retain; to stay leave (message); to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve |
name; fame; to describe name; fame; to describe; place |
wild goose | to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker) to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker); to pass; to celebrate; to live; to get along; excessively; too- |
leave (message); to retain; to stay leave (message); to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve |
sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds) sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds); tone; noise | |||
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| trad. (人過留名，雁過留聲) | 人 | 過 | 留 | 名 | ， | 雁 | 過 | 留 | 聲 | |
| simp. (人过留名，雁过留声) | 人 | 过 | 留 | 名 | ， | 雁 | 过 | 留 | 声 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: rén guò liú míng, yàn guò liú shēng
- Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ , ㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: rén guò lióu míng, yàn guò lióu sheng
- Wade–Giles: jên2 kuo4 liu2 ming2, yen4 kuo4 liu2 shêng1
- Yale: rén gwò lyóu míng-, yàn gwò lyóu shēng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ren guoh liou ming, yann guoh liou sheng
- Palladius: жэнь го лю мин, янь го лю шэн (žɛnʹ go lju min, janʹ go lju šɛn)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʐən³⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵¹ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ miŋ³⁵ jɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku̯ɔ⁵¹ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Proverb
人過留名，雁過留聲
- One should do good deeds to leave behind a good reputation after one's death
Synonyms
- (Dungan) 雁飛過去留聲呢，人過去留名呢 / 雁飞过去留声呢，人过去留名呢 (ян фигуәчи лю шинни, жын гуәчи лю минни)