lì​yán

achieve literary distinction

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    立言

    lì​yán

    achieve literary distinction

    to distinguish oneself through one's writing, specifically as one of the three Confucian 'imperishables' (san buxiu)

    “三不朽”是指立德、立功、立言。

    verb

    created sense