Pinyin Dictionary results for "wen ming"

问名
to enquire, according to custom, after the name and horoscope of intended bride; one of a set of six traditional marriage protocols (六禮|六礼), in which name as well as date and time of birth (for horoscope) are formally requested of the prospective bride's family
文明
civilized; civilization; culture; CL:個|个[ge4]
闻名
well-known; famous; renowned; eminent
文明化
civilize
文明小史
Short History of Civilization, late Qing novel by Li Boyuan 李伯元[Li3 Bo2 yuan2] or Li Baojia 李寶嘉|李宝嘉[Li3 Bao3 jia1] describing the turmoil after the 1900 Eight-Nation Alliance 八國聯軍|八国联军[Ba1 guo2 Lian2 jun1]
文明病
lifestyle diseases
闻名不如见面
knowing sb by their reputation can't compare to meeting them in person (idiom)
闻名于世
world-famous
闻名遐迩
to be famous far and wide (idiom)
物质文明和精神文明
material and spiritual culture; matter and mind; material progress, ideology and culture (philosophic slogan, adopted into Deng Xiaoping theory from 1978)
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