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

这家餐厅因为烤鸭闻名遐迩。

Zhèjiā cāntīng yīnwèi kǎoyā wénmíngxiá'ěr.

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

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.

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