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齐名 (qí míng) — to enjoy equal fame; to be as famous as someone

Definition

A verb meaning two people or things are equally famous or renowned. It is used in a specific field or context (e.g., in history, in physics), implying a shared peak status rather than general fame.

verb
to enjoy equal fameto be as famous as someone

Examples

  • 齐名。
    Lǐ bái dù fǔ zài zhōng guó shī gē shǐ shàng qí míng.
    Li Bai and Du Fu enjoy equal fame in Chinese poetry history.
  • 齐名。
    Zhè jiā cān tīng de zhāo pai cài néng yǔ mǐ qí lín xīng jí cān tīng qí míng.
    This restaurant's signature dish can be as famous as Michelin-starred restaurants'.
  • 齐名。
    Zhè liǎng wèi kē xué jiā zài wù lǐ xué lǐng yù qí míng.
    These two scientists are equally renowned in the field of physics.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

齐qíequal
名míngfame

齐 名 means being equally famous: 齐 gives equal, 名 gives fame or reputation.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 齊; 齐 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 齊 pictures multiple fruits or thorns neatly arranged; the simplified 齐 is a later shorthand.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

名 puts 夕 (crescent moon) above 口 (mouth), showing a name spoken in the dark.

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