传为佳话

傳為佳話

chuánwéi-jiāhuà

idiom #89,133

Meanings

他们的友谊传为佳话。

Tāmen de yǒuyì chuánwéi-jiāhuà.

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 jǐshí nián rú yī rì jiāoshū yùrén, chuánwéi-jiāhuà.

The teacher spent decades teaching with the same devotion, a story people love to retell.

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.

传 chuán

为 wéi

佳 jiā

话 huà