chòu
wàn
nián

idiom
common
literary

Meaning of 遗臭万年

遗臭万年 means to be cursed forever; to leave a bad name for thousands of years; to go down in history as a byword for infamy. Pronounced yí chòu wàn nián.

  • to be cursed forever; to leave a bad name for thousands of years; to go down in history as a byword for infamy

Definitions & Examples

Qín
Huì
xiàn
hài
zhōng
liáng
 
chòu
wàn
nián
 

Qin Hui framed loyal officials, leaving a name that will stink for thousands of years.

Mài
guó
qiú
róng
de
rén
jiāng
chòu
wàn
nián
 

Those who betray their country for personal glory will surely be cursed forever.

nìng
yuàn
wén
 
yuàn
zuò
chòu
wàn
nián
de
shì
 

He would rather remain obscure than do something that would leave him with an everlasting bad reputation.

shǐ
huì
zhù
yīng
xióng
 
huì
ràng
pàn
chòu
wàn
nián
 

History will remember heroes while ensuring that traitors go down in infamy.