享有盛誉 (xiǎng yǒu shèng yù) — to enjoy a great reputation, to be highly reputed

Definition

A formal, written set phrase meaning 'to enjoy a great reputation' — used for institutions, works, or people held in high esteem. Register is much more literary than everyday words like 有名 or 知名.

verb
to enjoy a great reputationto be highly reputed

Examples

  • 享有盛誉。
    Zhè jiā gōng sī xiǎng yǒu shèng yù yú quán qiú shì chǎng.
    This company enjoys a great reputation in the global market.
  • 享有盛誉，。
    Tā de zuò pǐn xiǎng yǒu shèng yù, shēn shòu dú zhě xǐ ài.
    His works are highly reputed and deeply loved by readers.
  • 享有盛誉，。
    Zhè suǒ dà xué xiǎng yǒu shèng yù, xī yǐn le wú shù yōu xiù xué shēng.
    This university enjoys a great reputation, attracting countless outstanding students.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

享有enjoy and possess
享xiǎngenjoy有yǒuhave
联合Side by side
盛誉great reputation
盛shènggreat誉yùreputation
偏正Modifier + head

享有 means enjoy and possess, and 盛誉 means great reputation.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

享 was a drawing of an ancestral shrine.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
肉肉ròumeat
Sound part声符shēngfú
又
又yòu有yǒu
Same sound today

The form 有 combines 又, used for its sound, with a shape from 肉, 'meat'; the hand-holding-meat story is a folk explanation, not shown in the oldest shape.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
皿皿mǐn
Sound part声符shēngfú
成
成chéng盛shèng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

盛 combines 成 as a sound part with 皿 as a meaning part; the 皿 side points to a vessel, which fits meanings such as hold and fill.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 譽; 誉 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yánsay
Sound part声符shēngfú
與
與yǔ譽yù
Same sound today

The traditional form 譽 puts 與 above 言 (say); 言 is the part about saying, and 與 provides the sound. The simplified 誉 is a later shorthand.

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