- 名垂竹帛 míngchuízhúbó to leave a name in historyto have one's name recorded in history; to win eternal fame; literally refers to writing names on bamboo and silk used in ancient records
- 功垂竹帛 gōngchuízhúbó to go down in historyone's great deeds will be recorded in history and live forever
- 垂名竹帛 chuímíngzhúbó to leave a name in historyto have one's name handed down in the historical records forever