famous phrase; celebrated quotation
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
famous phrase; celebrated line or quotation
literaryOften used to describe memorable, widely-admired sentences from literature, poetry, speeches, or popular culture that have stood the test of time.
“
Jǔ举
tóu头
wàng望
míng明
yuè月
，
dī低
tóu头
sī思
gù故
xiāng乡
”
shì是
Lǐ李
Bái白
de的
míng名
jù句
。
"I raise my head to gaze at the bright moon, I lower my head and think of my old home" is a famous line by Li Bai.
Zhè这
piān篇
yǎn演
jiǎng讲
zhōng中
dàn诞
shēng生
le了
xǔ许
duō多
jī激
lì励
rén人
xīn心
de的
míng名
jù句
。
This speech gave birth to many inspiring famous quotes.
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Zhè这
jù句
qiān千
gǔ古
chuán传
sòng诵
de的
míng名
jù句
biǎo表
dá达
le了
shēn深
kè刻
de的
zhé哲
lǐ理
。
This timeless, celebrated quotation expresses profound philosophy.
Tā他
xǐ喜
huan欢
shōu收
jí集
xiǎo小
shuō说
lǐ里
de的
míng名
jù句
zuò作
wéi为
xiě写
zuò作
sù素
cái材
。
He likes to collect famous sentences from novels as writing material.