流芳百世

liúfāng-bǎishì
idiom #29,667

Meanings

  1. 1 to leave a good name for a hundred generations
  2. 2 to be immortalized in history
  3. 3 to be remembered forever for one's virtue

Examples

Tā wèiguójuānqū, bìjiāng liúfāngbǎishì.
He died for his country and will surely be remembered forever.
Nàxiē wèi kēxué jìnbù zuòchū gòngxiàn de rén dōu liúfāngbǎishì.
Those who contributed to scientific progress are remembered for generations.

Tips

memory
(to flow) + (fragrance) + 百世 (a hundred generations) — one's fragrant reputation 'flows' through a hundred generations. The opposite is 遗臭万年 (to leave an evil name forever).

Stroke Order

liú
fāng
bǎi
shì