名垂青史

Traditional form:

名垂青史

Pinyin (reading):

míngchuíqīngshǐ

Definitions:

• lit. reputation will go down in history (idiom); fig. achievements will earn eternal glory

Characters:

• 名 - name; position, rank, title
• 垂 - to hang, to dangle; to hand down, to bequeath; almost, near
• 青 - nature's color; blue, green, black; young
• 史 - history, chronicle, annals

Traditional characters:

• 名 - name; position, rank, title
• 垂 - to hang, to dangle; to hand down, to bequeath; almost, near
• 青 - nature's color; blue, green, black; young
• 史 - history, chronicle, annals