树碑立传
shù​bēi​lì​zhuàn

to monumentalize

  • created sense approved 树碑立传/樹碑立傳 · shù​bēi​lì​zhuàn · to monumentalize — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    树碑立传 / 樹碑立傳

    shù​bēi​lì​zhuàn

    to monumentalize

    To erect a stone tablet and write a biography; often used negatively to describe building up a person's public image or singing someone's praises to increase their reputation. their prestige.

    树 (literal) → 树/樹 · shù · to set up 碑 (literal) → 碑 · bēi · stele 立传 (literal) → 立传/立傳 · lì​zhuàn · to write a biography

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense