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遗臭万年

yí chòu wàn nián

4-character word Traditional 遺臭萬年

What 遗臭万年 means

1. to have one's name go down in history as a byword for infamy (idiom)

The characters in 遗臭万年

• 遗yí(bound form) to leave behind
• 臭chòustench; smelly; to smell (bad)
• 万wànten thousand; a great number
• 年niányear

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