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
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

  (Pinyin): rén guò liú míng, yàn guò liú shēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ , ㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄥ

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• 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/

Proverb

人過留名，雁過留聲

1. 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)