虎死留皮
hǔ​sǐ​liú​pí

a man leaves a name behind him

  • created reference approved 虎死留皮 → 人死留名 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    虎死留皮 hǔ​sǐ​liú​pí

    人死留名 rén​sǐ​liú​míng

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created sense approved 虎死留皮 · hǔ​sǐ​liú​pí · a man leaves a name behind him — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    虎死留皮

    hǔ​sǐ​liú​pí

    a man leaves a name behind him

    (idiom) like a tiger leaves its skin when it dies, a person should leave a good reputation for future generations; used to emphasize leaving an honorable legacy after death

    虎 (literal) → 虎 · hǔ · tiger 死 (literal) → 死 · sǐ · to die 留 (literal) → 留 · liú · to leave 皮 (literal) → 皮 · pí · skin; leather

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

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