闻名遐迩

聞名遐邇

wénmíng-xiá'ěr

idiom #41,172

Meanings

1 famous far and wide
2 renowned everywhere
3 known to people near and far

Characters

to hear; famous

Examples

HSK 6

黄山风景闻名遐迩，吸引着世界各地的游客。

Huángshān fēngjǐng wénmíngxiá'ěr, xīyǐn zhe shìjiè gèdì de yóukè.

Huangshan's scenery is world-renowned, drawing tourists from all over the globe.

HSK 7-9

这家餐厅因为烤鸭闻名遐迩。

Zhè jiā cāntīng yīnwèi kǎoyā wénmíngxiá'ěr.

This restaurant is famous far and wide for its roast duck.

Tips

history

The binome 遐迩 ('far and near') appears in 《南齐书·高帝纪上》: 「上流声议，遐迩所闻」 - 'the high society's comments were heard far and near.' 遐 = distant, 迩 = nearby; together a classical pair meaning 'everywhere.'

register

Formal, laudatory. Fits tourism writing, product praise, historical figures. Casual equivalent: 非常有名 or 大名鼎鼎.

Stroke Order

闻 wén

名 míng

遐 xiá

迩 ěr