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三不朽
sān bù xiǔ
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Definitions
- 1. the three imperishables, three ways to distinguish oneself that aren't forgotten by history: through one's virtue 立德[lì dé], one's service 立功[lì gōng] and one's writings 立言[lì yán] (from the Zuo Zhuan 左傳|左传[zuǒ zhuàn])