遗臭万年

yí chòu wàn nián

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1. to have one's name go down in history as a byword for infamy (idiom)

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Child Words of 遗臭万年

• 年 年 nián: year
• 臭 臭 chòu: stench
• 臭 臭 xiù: sense of smell
• 万 万 wàn: ten thousand
• 万年 万年 wàn nián: Wannian county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi
• 遗 遗 yí: (bound form) to leave behind