久负盛名

久負盛名
jiǔfù-shèngmíng
idiom #37,921

Meanings

  1. 1 long enjoying a great reputation
  2. 2 to have been renowned for many years
  3. 3 with long-standing fame

Examples

Zhèjiā cāntīng de kǎoyā jiǔfùshèngmíng.
This restaurant's roast duck has been famous for ages.
Xīhú jiǔfùshèngmíng, yóukè luòyìbùjué.
West Lake has long been celebrated, and tourists flock there without pause.
Tā zài xuéjiè jiǔfùshèngmíng.
He has long been renowned in academic circles.

Tips

usage
Positive and formal. Used for places, institutions, brands, dishes, or people whose reputation has stood for years or decades. Not for brief or recent fame — use 名噪一时 for short-lived renown.
memory
here is not 'to carry a burden' but 'to enjoy / bear (a reputation)', as in 负有盛名. = long-time, 盛名 = great fame. Literally 'long bearing a great name'.

Stroke Order

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