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传为佳话

傳為佳話
chuánwéijiāhuà
idiom #89,133

Meanings

  1. 1 to be passed down as a celebrated story
  2. 2 to become a much-told tale of praise

Examples

他们的友谊传为佳话。
Tāmen de yǒuyì chuánwéijiāhuà.
Their friendship became a celebrated story.
这位老师几十年如一日教书育人，传为佳话。
Zhè wèi lǎoshī jǐ shí nián rú yī rì jiāoshū yùrén, chuánwéijiāhuà.
The teacher spent decades teaching with the same devotion — a story people love to retell.

Tips

history
The earlier form 美谈 traces to 《公羊传·闵公二年》: "鲁人至今以为美谈" — people of Lu still cherish it as a fine story. 佳话 is the Ming/Qing polished variant.
usage
Always positive. Describes admirable deeds — loyal friendships, generosity, heroism — that become part of a community's oral record.

Stroke Order

传 chuán
为 wèi
佳 jiā
话 huà