遺臭萬年

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See also: 遗臭万年

Chinese

to lose; to leave behind
sense of smell; smell bad; stench
sense of smell; smell bad; stench; stink; smelly; to smell (bad)
 
ten thousand years; all ages; eternity
trad. (遺臭萬年) 萬年
simp. (遗臭万年) 万年
Literally: “to leave a stink for ten thousand years”.

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遺臭萬年

殺害岳飛、向金朝求和的秦檜在中國歷史上一般被視為遺臭萬年漢奸。圖為位於杭州岳王廟的秦檜及其妻子的跪像。
(Qin Kuai, who killed Yuefei and extended an olive branch to the Jin dynasty is commonly seen as a byword of infamy and a traitor to the Chinese people. This picture shows the statue of Qin Kuai and his wife kneeling in the Hangzhou Yue Fei Temple.)
  1. to go down in history as a byword of infamy

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