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遗臭万年
遺臭萬年
yíchòuwànnián
1. to have one's name go down in history as a byword for infamy (idiom)

Character Breakdown

遗
yí
to lose; a lost article
HSK 5 12 丶
臭
chòu
to reek, to smell, to stink
HSK 5 10 丶
万
wàn
ten thousand; innumerable
HSK 3 3 丶
年
nián
year; anniversary; a person's age
HSK 1 6 丶

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