WELL-KNOWN    名聲名／聲

Be KNOWN as IMPORTANT by MANY.
WELL KNOWNPROMINENTFAMEDPOPULARRENOWNEDNOTEDEMINENTDISTINGUISHEDESTEEMEDCELEBRATEDRESPECTEDOF DISTINCTIONOF REPUTEILLUSTRIOUSACCLAIMEDGREATLEGENDARYLIONIZEDHAVING ONE'S NAME IN LIGHTSNOTORIOUSINFAMOUS
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The dominant general term for any kind of reputation, god or bad, is míng 名. 2. Shēng 聲 refers specifically to notoriety in so far as it is the subject of public discussion. 3. The specific general term for a high reputation is yù 譽, often in the combination míng yù 名譽. 4. Wàng 望 is primarily public respect for a prominent political or intellectual leader. 5. Wén 聞 refer to being well-known and/or notorious for anything good or bad. 6. Zhī 知 refers to being well-known and/or notorious for anything good or bad.
Modern Chinese Criteria
名聲 名氣 聲名 大名 as in 享大名 "enjoy great reputation" 名頭 名譽 聲譽 信譽 時譽 譽 名 聲 望 聲望 聲聞 聲華 惡名 罪名 帽子 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hyponym
  • FAMOUS　Of GOOD WELL-KNOWN:reputation. (anc: 9/0, child: 1)
  • POPULARITY　EXCELLENT WELL-KNOWN:reputation among the PEOPLE AS GOOD. (anc: 9/0, child: 0)
  • INFAMOUS　BE KNOWN as WICKED BY MANY. (anc: 9/0, child: 0)
See also
  • NAMESPEAK so as to REFER to something OR WORD USED for REFERRING to something.
Hypernym
  • KNOW　BELIEVE SOMETHING AND ASSUME:presuppose that it is TRUE. (anc: 7/0, child: 4)
  • BELIEVE　ATTITUDE IN-RELATION-TO a THINK:thought to the effect that this THOUGHT is TRUE. (anc: 6/0, child: 15)
  • ATTITUDE　RELATION between a HUMAN who FEELS and PERCEIVED OBJECTS involving a TENDENDY to REACT. (anc: 5/0, child: 3)
  • Novyj objasnitel'nyj Slovar' Sinonimov Russkogo Jazyka ( APRESJAN 2004) p. 421; 973

  • Traite elementaire des synonymes grecques ( DUFOUR 1910) p. 137

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

    FAMA

  • 論衡同義詞研究 ( LUNHENG TONGYI 2004) p. 85

  • Tolkovo-kombinatornyj slovar' sovremmenogo russkogo jazyka. Explanatory Combinatorial Dictionary of Modern Russian ( Mel'cuk 1984) p. 109

    avtoritet

    The authority of X among the Ys within the area of Z

    IA The status of X among the Ys

    such that the Ys consider it is necessary to take seriously Xs judgments concerning Z, insofar as the Y consider that the judgments of X on Z are usually correct.

    Three participants:

    1. The person X whose judgments are at issue.

    2. The persons Y who have an opinion on X's judgments.

    3. The subject concerning which X's judgments are considered.

    Ib The authority of X among the Y

    The status of X among the Y such that the Ys consider it necessary to take X seriously insofar as the Y consider that X normally fulfills well the functions that it is assigned to perform.

    II. The person X in the above scenario Ia.

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

  • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 2.182:126

    REPUTATION.CELEBRITE.RENOMMEE.CONSIDERATION

  • 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.170

    • Words (23 items)

    名  míng OC: meŋ MC: miɛŋ 73 AttributionsWD

    The dominant general term for any kind of reputation, god or bad, is míng 名.

      Word relations
    • Epithet: 高/NOBLE Gāo 高 (ant. xià 下 "of lowly status") refers to objective high position in a hierarchy. [OBJECTIVE], [PUBLIC], [HIGH-DEGREE]
    • Epithet: 士/GENTLEMAN The current general term for a person of a certain social standing is shì 士 and this word often connotes specifically a certain level of education, particularly literacy. See INTELLECTUAL.
    • Assoc: 實/PROFIT
    • Assoc: 譽/WELL-KNOWN The specific general term for a high reputation is yù 譽, often in the combination míng yù 名譽.
    • Assoc: 號/NAME
    • Assoc: 魁/IMPORTANT
    • Oppos: 身/PERSON Shēn 身 regularly refers to the embodied person, as something to be cultivated, and as something to be morally careful about, but the word is originally widely used to refer to the physical body as such being at times hard to distinguish from the figurative use discussed in this group. The word is very often reflexive.

      Syntactic words
    • nab.adVas regards reputationLZ
    • nab.post-Nreputation for NCH
    • nab.post-Vthe reputation of V-ing
    • nabpositivepositive reputation, good name; positive fame; fame (for something, e.g. as being courageous)
    • nabsocialreputation; (good or bad) name;
    • v[adN]N=humwell known person N
    • vadNfamous, renouned名師　"famous army"
    • vibe famous
    • vtoNputativeconsider as conducive to fame
    功名  gōng míng OC: kooŋ meŋ MC: kuŋ miɛŋ 54 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • NPab{N1adN2}socialachievements and fame; (justified) reputation
    名譽  míng yù OC: meŋ k-las MC: miɛŋ ji̯ɤ 16 AttributionsWD

    The specific general term for a high reputation is yù 譽, often in the combination míng yù 名譽.

      Syntactic words
    • NP[adN]nonreferentialthose who are famous or have a high reputation
    • NPabsocialfame and good name
    • NPadNof great fameCH
    • VPibe of fame and high reputation
    名聲  míng shēng OC: meŋ qjeŋ MC: miɛŋ ɕiɛŋ 12 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • NPabsocialreputation, notoriety
    聲  shēng OC: qjeŋ MC: ɕiɛŋ 11 AttributionsWD

    Shēng 聲 refers specifically to notoriety in so far as it is the subject of public discussion.

      Word relations
    • Ant: 實/REALITY The current word referring to reality is shí 實 (ant. xū 虛 "pretended reality"), but the word acquired this meaning rather late (meaning "object" in earlier texts).
    • Assoc: 聞/WELL-KNOWN Wén 聞 refers to being well-known and/or notorious for anything good or bad.

      Syntactic words
    • nab(.post-N)his own reputationDS
    • nab[post-N]one's fame, one's reputationCH
    • nabnegativebad reputation
    • nabpositivefame, good name
    • nabsocialgeneral reputation (good or bad); fame; public appearances
    聞  wén OC: mɯn MC: mi̯un 9 AttributionsWD

    Wén 聞 refers to being well-known and/or notorious for anything good or bad.

      Word relations
    • Assoc: 聲/WELL-KNOWN Shēng 聲 refers specifically to notoriety in so far as it is the subject of public discussion.

      Syntactic words
    • nabsocialbeing famous; reputation
    • vibe famous, be much heard of
    • vichangebecome well-known; become notorious
    • vtoNbe well-known in; be familiar to (one's ears); be notorious (in a place)
    聲名  shēng míng OC: qjeŋ meŋ MC: ɕiɛŋ miɛŋ 4 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • NPab{N1=N2}socialfame
    名稱  míng chēng OC: meŋ thjɯŋ MC: miɛŋ tɕhɨŋ 4 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • NPname > (good) reputation, fame
    榮辱  róng rǔ OC: ɢʷeŋ njoɡ MC: ɦɣaŋ ȵi̯ok 3 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • NPabfeaturerelatively good or bad reputation
    章  zhāng OC: kjaŋ MC: tɕi̯ɐŋ 3 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • vibe well-known; be renowned
    • viinchoativebecome well-knownCH
    顯榮  xiǎn róng OC: qhleenʔ ɢʷeŋ MC: hen ɦɣaŋ 3 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • NPabhigh reputation of any kind
    • VPibe intensely famous in any way or in every way
    名號  míng hào OC: meŋ ɢluus MC: miɛŋ ɦɑu 2 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • NPabreputation of every kind
    聲聞  shēng wèn OC: qjeŋ mɯns MC: ɕiɛŋ mi̯un 2 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • NPabsocialreputation
    白  bái OC: braaɡ MC: bɣɛk 2 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • vichangebecome well-known
    • vigraded(become) more well-knownLZ
    豪賢  háo xián OC: ɡoow ɡiin MC: ɦɑu ɦen 2 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • VP[adN]distinguished person(s) HYDCD: [1] 指有地位有名望的人。 HOU HAN SHU
    知  zhī OC: te MC: ʈiɛ 1 AttributionWD

    Zhī 知 refers to being well-known and/or notorious for anything good or bad.

      Syntactic words
    • viinchoativehave come to be well-known; get to be ascertained
    • vtoNpassivebe well-known
    世名  shì míng OC: lʰebs meŋ MC: ɕiɛi miɛŋ 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • NPabsocialfame in this world; fame in one's generation
    顯揚  xiǎn yáng OC: qhleenʔ k-laŋ MC: hen ji̯ɐŋ 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNcause to be famous
    • VPttoN1.+prep+N2make (oneself) famous
    善名  shàn míng OC: ɡjenʔ meŋ MC: dʑiɛn miɛŋ 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • nabsocialgood reputation, high reputation; good name
    譽  yù OC: k-las MC: ji̯ɤ 0 AttributionsWD

    The specific general term for a high reputation is yù 譽, often in the combination míng yù 名譽.

      Syntactic words
    榮寵  róng chǒng OC: ɢʷeŋ ph-roŋʔ MC: ɦɣaŋ ʈhi̯oŋ 0 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • NPabsocialfamous position; political fame
    望  wàng OC: maŋs MC: mi̯ɐŋ
    望  (wáng) OC: maŋ MC: mi̯ɐŋ 0 AttributionsWD

    Wàng 望 is primarily public respect for a prominent political or intellectual leader.

      Syntactic words
    • nabsocialgeneral respect
    名聞  míng wén OC: meŋ mɯn MC: miɛŋ mi̯un 0 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • NPabsocialreputation, fame