留名

Chinese

Pronunciation 1

		leave (message); to retain; to stay leave (message); to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve	name; fame; to describe name; fame; to describe; place
trad. (留名)		留	名
simp. #(留名)		留	名

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liúmíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lau⁴ ming⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lâu-miâ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liúmíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lióumíng
    • Wade–Giles: liu²-ming²
    • Yale: lyóu-míng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liouming
    • Palladius: люмин (ljumin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯oʊ̯³⁵ miŋ³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: lau⁴ ming⁴
    • Yale: làuh mìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lau⁴ ming⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: leo⁴ ming⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɐu̯²¹ mɪŋ²¹/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 流明 留名

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lâu-miâ
    • Tâi-lô: lâu-miâ
    • Phofsit Daibuun: laumiaa
    • IPA (Xiamen): /lau²⁴⁻²² miã²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /lau²⁴⁻²² miã²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /lau¹³⁻²² miã¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /lau²⁴⁻¹¹ miã²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /lau²³⁻³³ miã²³/

Verb

留名

1. to leave one's name behind; to make a name for oneself; to leave behind a good reputation

   她希望能夠在學術史上留名。 [MSC, trad.]
   她希望能够在学术史上留名。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā xīwàng nénggòu zài xuéshùshǐ shàng liúmíng. [Pinyin]

   She hopes to be able to make a name for herself in the history of scholarship.

Derived terms

• 人死留名
• 人過留名，雁過留聲／人过留名，雁过留声 (rén guò liú míng, yàn guò liú shēng)
• 豹死留皮，人死留名
• 青史留名

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (留名):

• → Vietnamese: lưu danh (留名)

Pronunciation 2

		leave (message); to retain; to stay leave (message); to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve	name; fame; to describe name; fame; to describe; place
trad. (留名)		留	名
simp. #(留名)		留	名
alternative forms		lm LM

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liúmíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lau⁴ meng^4-2 / lau⁴ ming⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liúmíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lióumíng
    • Wade–Giles: liu²-ming²
    • Yale: lyóu-míng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liouming
    • Palladius: люмин (ljumin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯oʊ̯³⁵ miŋ³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: lau⁴ meng^4-2 / lau⁴ ming⁴
    • Yale: làuh méng / làuh mìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lau⁴ meng^4-2 / lau⁴ ming⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: leo⁴ méng^4-2 / leo⁴ ming⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɐu̯²¹ mɛːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/, /lɐu̯²¹ mɪŋ²¹/
    • Homophones:

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Verb

留⫽名 (verb-object)

1. (Internet slang) to put one's name in a post or thread by commenting on it

   火前留名  ―  huǒ qián liúmíng  ―  to comment before a post becomes viral