FAMOUS  著名顯

Of GOOD WELL-KNOWN:reputation.
FAMEILLUSTRIOUSGLORYWELL KNOWNPROMINENTFAMEDPOPULARRENOWNEDNOTEDEMINENTDISTINGUISHEDESTEEMEDCELEBRATEDRESPECTEDOF DISTINCTIONOF REPUTEILLUSTRIOUSACCLAIMEDGREATLEGENDARYLIONIZEDHAVING ONE'S NAME IN LIGHTSNOTORIOUSRENOWNFAMEPRESTIGEHONORDISTINCTIONKUDOSEMINENCEACCLAIMPRAISECELEBRITYRECOGNITIONREPUTATION
Antonym
Hypernym
  • WELL-KNOWNBe KNOWN as IMPORTANT by MANY.
    • KNOWBELIEVE SOMETHING AND ASSUME:presuppose that it is TRUE.
      • BELIEVEATTITUDE IN-RELATION-TO a THINK:thought to the effect that this THOUGHT is TRUE.
        • ATTITUDERELATION between a HUMAN who FEELS and PERCEIVED OBJECTS involving a TENDENDY to REACT....
Hyponym
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The current general term for illustiousness and extraordinary fame is xiǎn 顯 (ant. huì 晦 "obscure").

2. Míng 明 (ant. yōu 幽 "without any special lustre") adds to the notion of illustriousness that of supernatural authority.

3. Lōng 隆 and chóng 崇 (all ant. bēi 卑 "humble") adds to the general notion illustriousness overtones of elevated removedness from the world of the ordinary.

4. Liè 烈 and hè 赫 focus on the image of glamour radiating from those who are illustrious.

5. Wàng 望 (ant. wēi 微 "of slight fame" and hán 寒 "of no formal distinction") focusses especially on the aspect of illustriousness that consists in profound public admiration.

6. Wén 聞 is occasionally used to refer to a state of being much heard-of and well-known.

7. Róng 榮 refers to resplendent glory on a large scale.

Modern Chinese Criteria
著名

聞名

有名

知名

出名

老牌

名牌

頭面

響當當

名

紅

紅得發紫

赫赫有名

舉世聞名

遐邇聞名

聞名遐邇

鼎鼎大名

大名鼎鼎

如雷貫耳

出頭露面

名噪一時

名震中外

聲震寰宇

聲震天下

舉世矚目

名滿天下

名揚天下

天下揚名

盡人皆知

婦孺皆知

老少皆知

rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／

  • Novyj objasnitel'nyj Slovar' Sinonimov Russkogo Jazyka ( APRESJAN 2004) p. 795

  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 16.47

  • De differentiis ( DIFFERENTIAE I) p. 131

    FAMA, GLORIA

    Gloria quippe virtutum est, fama vero vitiorum.

    [col. 33A] 218. Inter Famam et gloriam. Gloria quippe virtutum est, fama vero vitiorum. Ennius in Achille: Summam tu tibi pro mala vita famam extolles, et pro bona paratam gloriam. [Al., parata gloria]...; malevolentes [ Fort., male viventes] enim famam tollunt, benevolentes [ Fort., bene viventes] gloriam.

  • Lateinische Synonyme und Etymologien ( DOEDERLEIN 1840) p.

    FAMOUS

    celeber refers to famousness of things and only rarely persons.

    inclytus refers to famousness and distinction of thing, and only in poetry to persons.

    clarus refers primarily to civil or political fame.

    illustris refers to extraordinary political fame grounded in personal virtues.

    nobilis refers to extraordinary political fame grounded in virtues that are based on one's belonging to a certain clan.

    FAMOUS

    gloria refers to renown as a public attitude expressed in public writing or in speech.

    claritas refers to public renown as something shining and bright as a public image.

  • 韓非子同義詞研究 ( HANFEI TONGYI 2004) p. 100

  • Semantica del Griego Antiguo ( HERNANDEZ 2000) p. 51n221

    Steinkopf, Ruhm

  • Anthologia sive Florilegium rerum et materiarum selectarum ( LANGIUS 1631) p.

    FAMA

    GLORIA

  • Using Chinese Synonyms ( GRACE ZHANG 2010) p. 346

  • Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the Other Italic Languages ( DE VAAN 2008) p.

    celeber, -bris, -bre 'frequent(ed); famed, loud, clear' [adj. /] (PI.+)

    Derivatives: concelebrare 'to celebrate' (P1.+), celebrescere 'to become famous'

    (Acc.), celebrare 'to celebrate, praise' (Acc.+).

    Celebritas, celebriter, celebrabilis, celebratio, celebratus

  • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 1.231.190

    FAMEUX.ILLUSTRE.CELEBRE.REOMME

  • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 1.236.193

    GLOIRE.HONNEUR

  • Handbook of Greek Synonymes, from the French of M. Alex. Pillon, Librarian of the Bibliothèque Royale , at Paris, and one of the editors of the new edition of Plaché's Dictionnaire Grec-Français, edited, with notes, by the Rev. Thomas Kerchever Arnold, M.A. Rector of Lyndon, and late fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge ( PILLON 1850) p. no.212

  • Encyclopedia of Comparative Iconography ( ROBERTS 1998) p. 307

  • Bibliographisches Handbuch zur Sprachinhaltsforschung. Teil II. Systematischer Teil. B. Ordnung nach Sinnbezirken (mit einem alphabetischen Begriffsschluessel): Der Mensch und seine Welt im Spiegel der Sprachforschung ( FRANKE 1989) p. 66A

Words

榮  róng OC: ɢʷeŋ MC: ɦɣaŋ 37 AttributionsWD

Róng 榮 (ant. rǔ 辱 "shame, humiliation") which refers to any form of widely recognised high renown.

    Word relations
  • Ant: 恥/SHAME The most current word for public shame or disgrace the core of which is public opinion is chǐ 恥, proper respect for which is also called chǐ 恥 "sense for what is publicly disgraceful".
  • Ant: 賤/VULGAR Jiàn 賤 (ant. shàn 善 "good" and also, along different lines guì 貴 "noble") refers 1. to noble status and 2. very negatively to a person or a piece of behaviour as not conforming to any demands set by nobility of purpose or status. Lòu 陋 (ant. huá 華 "elaborate and cultivated") refers to vulgarity as a negative feature of places (streets) or behaviour.
  • Ant: 辱/DISGRACE Rǔ 辱 refers to public humiliation and public disgrace typically caused by overt actions or reactions of others.
  • Assoc: 光/FAMOUS Guāng 光 and yào 耀 (ant. diàn 玷 "embarrassing shortcoming") derive their special nuance from the metaphor of radiance.
  • Assoc: 顯/FAMOUS The current general term for illustiousness and extraordinary fame is xiǎn 顯 (ant. huì 晦 "obscure").

    Syntactic words
  • nabgloryCH
  • nab(post-N)fame (of a contextually determinate person)
  • nab.post-Nhigh reputation, glorious name
  • vadNglorious
  • vibe glorious, deserve public praiseCH
  • vigradedenjoy a high reputation; enjoy glory and honour 莫榮於孝
  • vt+V[0]putativeconsider it an honour to V
  • vtoNcausativegive glory to; cause to become famous
  • vtoNputativeconsider as glorious; feel elated by; find tremendous, be full of admiration for; take pride in
名  míng OC: meŋ MC: miɛŋ 37 AttributionsWD

    Word relations
  • Synon: 譽/WELL-KNOWN The specific general term for a high reputation is yù 譽, often in the combination míng yù 名譽.

    Syntactic words
  • nab(.post-N)the fame of the contextually determinate NLZ
  • nab(post-N)neutralthe reputation, good or bad, of the contextually determinate NLZ
  • nab.adN
  • nab.adNfamousCH
  • nab.post-Nthe good name deriving from N; the high reputation from the practice of NCH
  • nab.post-Nappositionthe good name of (being) N, e.g. 君子之名 'the good name of a gentleman')LZ
  • nab[.post-N]commendatory: (one's) good name; fame; public acclaim; good reputationCH
  • nab[.post-N]one's own fameCH
  • vibe famousCH
顯  xiǎn OC: qhleenʔ MC: hen 31 AttributionsWD

The current general term for illustiousness and extraordinary fame is xiǎn 顯 (ant. huì 晦 "obscure").

    Word relations
  • Ant: 卑/HUMBLE The current general word for objective low social status without any connotation concerning moral worth is bēi 卑 (ant. zūn 尊 "objectively venerable by social standards").
  • Assoc: 丕/BIG
  • Assoc: 尊/NOBLE Zūn 尊 (ant. bēi 卑 "lowly, vulgar") is the current word for publicly recognised objective nobility and high status, and the word refers to objective social status in society. [ELEVATED], [HIGH-DEGREE], [OBJECTIVE], [PUBLIC], [SOCIAL]
  • Assoc: 榮/FAMOUS Róng 榮 (ant. rǔ 辱 "shame, humiliation") which refers to any form of widely recognised high renown.

    Syntactic words
  • nabsocialdistinguished high social position
  • vadNillustrious, eminent; conspicuous
  • vibe illustrious
  • vichangebecome famous, make a name for oneself
  • vt+prep+Ncausativecause to be illustrious
  • vtoNcausativecause to be illustrious; promote reputation of
  • vtoNcausativemake (oneself) famous
  • vtoNcausativebe made famous
譽  yù OC: k-las MC: ji̯ɤ 13 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • nabsocialgreat fame, renown; reputation
  • vadNrenowned, famous
  • vtoNpassivebe praised; be renowned, enjoy renown
赫  hè OC: qhraaɡ MC: hɣɛk 12 AttributionsWD

Liè 烈 and hè 赫 focus on the image of glamour radiating from those who are illustrious.

    Syntactic words
  • v.red:adNdistinguished
  • vadNof egregious status, illustrious
  • vibe of egregious status, be illustrious
明  míng OC: mraŋ MC: mɣaŋ 11 AttributionsWD

Míng 明(ant. yōu 幽 "without any special lustre") adds to the notion of illustriousness that of supernatural authority.

    Word relations
  • Synon: 彰/VISIBLE Zhāng 彰 (ant. yì 抑 "suppress wide knowledge of") refers to something becoming prominently visible to everyone in all its splendour or importance.

    Syntactic words
  • nabshining glory> fameCH
  • vadNillustrious etc
  • vibe illustrious, be distinguished and well-known as important; be glamorous
  • vt(oN)causativemake the contextually determinate N illustriousLZ
  • vt[oN{REFLEX}]make oneself illustriousLZ
  • vtoNcausativemake illustrious
  • vtoNcausativemake (oneself) illustrious
烈  liè OC: b-red MC: liɛt 7 AttributionsWD

Liè 烈 and hè 赫 focus on the image of glamour radiating from those who are illustrious.

    Word relations
  • Contrast: 功/MERIT The current general word for achievements of any kind is gōng 功.

    Syntactic words
  • nabfeaturesplendour
  • vadNillustrious, legendary
  • vibe illustrious
聞  wèn MC: mjunH OC: mɯns 7 AttributionsWD

Wén 聞 is occasionally used to refer to a state of being much heard-of and well-known.

    Syntactic words
  • nabsocialfame
  • vi[JDSW: Falling tone?] be well-known
  • vt Nbe famous in NCH
  • vt+prep+Nbe(come) famous among NCH
隆  lóng OC: ɡ-rum MC: luŋ 5 AttributionsWD

Lōng 隆 and chóng 崇 (all ant. bēi 卑 "humble") adds to the general notion illustriousness overtones of elevated removedness from the world of the ordinary.xxx

    Syntactic words
  • vibe illustrious, imposing, august; outstanding
  • vichangegain high status; become illustrious
  • vtoNcausativemake illustrious
榮華  róng huá OC: ɢʷeŋ ɢʷraal MC: ɦɣaŋ ɦɣɛ 4 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • NPabfigurativewonderfully flourishing > glory, fame
  • VPibe visibly flourishing
  • VPiactmake a show of one's fame or distinctionCH
為名  wéi míng MC: hjweH mjieng OC: ɢʷal meŋCH 4 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • VPicount as famousCH
  • VPiconativetry to become famousLZ
光  guāng OC: kʷaaŋ MC: kɑŋ 2 AttributionsWD

Guāng 光 and yào 耀 (ant. diàn 玷 "embarrassing shortcoming") derive their special nuance from the metaphor of radiance.

    Word relations
  • Assoc: 榮/FAMOUS Róng 榮 (ant. rǔ 辱 "shame, humiliation") which refers to any form of widely recognised high renown.

    Syntactic words
  • nabsocialsplendid reputation
  • vichangebecome renouned
  • vtoNcausativebring splendour to, make renouned
穆  mù OC: muɡ MC: muk 2 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • vispendid; stately; august; solemn
尊顯  zūn xiǎn OC: tsuun qhleenʔ MC: tsuo̝n hen 2 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • VPichangebecome honoured and distinguished
咺  xuǎn OC: qhonʔ MC: hi̯ɐn 1 AttributionWD
    Syntactic words
  • vibe brilliant; majestic; illustrious
妙  miào OC: mews MC: miɛu 1 AttributionWD
    Syntactic words
  • vibe elevated and subtle
著  zhù OC: k-las MC: ʈi̯ɤ 1 AttributionWD
    Syntactic words
  • vibe famous, be well-known
  • vipositivejustly famous, illustrious
世榮  shì róng OC: lʰebs ɢʷeŋ MC: ɕiɛi ɦɣaŋ 1 AttributionWD
    Syntactic words
  • NPabfeatureglory of this vulgar world
令聞  lìng wén OC: ɡ-reŋ mɯn MC: liɛŋ mi̯un 1 AttributionWD
    Syntactic words
  • NPabsocialarchaic: good reputation
有名  yǒu míng OC: ɢʷɯʔ meŋ MC: ɦɨu miɛŋ 1 AttributionWD
    Syntactic words
  • VPadNfamous
  • VPiinchoativebecame famousDS
聞名  wén míng OC: mɯn meŋ MC: mi̯un miɛŋ 1 AttributionWD
    Syntactic words
  • NPabfame, reputation
  • VPibe famous
徧  biàn MC: penH OC: peensCH 1 AttributionWD
    Syntactic words
  • vi＝遍　become famous everywhereCH
章  zhāng MC: tsyang OC: kjaŋCH 1 AttributionWD
    Syntactic words
  • vichangebecome distinguishedCH
榮名  róng míng MC: hjwaeng mjieng OC: ɢʷeŋ meŋCH 1 AttributionWD
    Syntactic words
  • NPabillustrious reputationCH
飛馳  fēi chí MC: pj+j drje OC: pɯl rlalCH 1 AttributionWD
    Syntactic words
  • VP[adN]intensitiveworld-famous person, terribly famous personCH
聲名  shēng míng MC: syeng mjieng OC: qjeŋ meŋCH 1 AttributionWD
    Syntactic words
  • NPabfeaturefame, reputatonCH
光榮  guāng róng MC: kwang hjwaeng OC: kʷaaŋ ɢʷeŋDS 1 AttributionWD
    Syntactic words
  • VPtoNcausativebring glory to NDS
德音  dé yīn MC: tok 'im OC: tɯɯɡ qrɯmLZ 1 AttributionWD
    Syntactic words
  • nab.post-Nfeaturethe N's fame of being virtuousLZ
望  wàng OC: maŋs MC: mi̯ɐŋ
望  (wáng) OC: maŋ MC: mi̯ɐŋ 0 AttributionsWD

Wàng 望 (ant. wēi 微"of slight fame" and hán 寒 "of no formal distinction") focusses especially on the aspect of illustriousness that consists in profound public admiration.

    Syntactic words
  • nabsocialillustriousness and public admiration
  • vadNmuch admired and illustrious
名德  míng dé OC: meŋ tɯɯɡ MC: miɛŋ tək 0 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • NPabsocialfame for moral conduct
顯明  xiǎn míng OC: qhleenʔ mraŋ MC: hen mɣaŋ 0 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • VPichangeget to shine forth, become illustrious
眾所知  zhòng suǒ zhī OC: tjuŋs sqraʔ te MC: tɕuŋ ʂi̯ɤ ʈiɛ 0 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • NPadNknown to everyone
問  wèn OC: mɯns MC: mi̯un 0 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • nabsocialto be read we2n =聞？？fame (claimed be some, unattested in the texts I have seen)
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    Syntactic words
  • vi＝遍　become famous everywhereCH
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    Syntactic words
  • vichangebecome distinguishedCH
美  měi MC: mijX OC: mriʔCH 0 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • vadNillustrious, famous (name etc)CH

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