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(wén) surname Wen

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(wén) to hear; news; well-known; famous; reputation; fame; to smell; to sniff at

闻一多 (w)

(wényīduō) Wen Yiduo (1899-1946), poet and patriotic fighter, executed by Guomindang in Kunming in 1946

闻一知十 (w)

(wényīzhīshí) lit. to hear one and know ten (idiom); fig. explain one thing and (he) understands everything; a word to the wise

闻上去 (w)

(wénshàngqù) to smell of sth; to smell like sth

闻人 (w)

(wénrén) famous person

闻出 (w)

(wénchū) to identify by smell; to detect a scent; to sniff out

闻到 (w)

(wéndào) to smell; to sniff sth out; to perceive by smelling

闻名 (w)

(wénmíng) well-known; famous; renowned; eminent

闻名于世 (w)

(wénmíngyúshì) world-famous

闻名遐迩 (w)

(wénmíngxiáěr) to be famous far and wide (idiom)

闻喜 (w)

(wénxǐ) Wenxi county in Yuncheng 運城|运城[Yun4 cheng2], Shanxi

闻喜县 (w)

(wénxǐxiàn) Wenxi county in Yuncheng 運城|运城[Yun4 cheng2], Shanxi

闻悉 (w)

(wénxī) to hear (about sth)

闻所未闻 (w)

(wénsuǒwèiwén) unheard of; an extremely rare and unprecedented event

闻见 (w)

(wénjiàn) to smell; to hear; knowledge; information

闻言 (w)

(wényán) to have heard what was said

闻讯 (w)

(wénxùn) to receive news (of)

闻过则喜 (w)

(wénguòzéxǐ) to accept criticism gladly (humble expr.); to be happy when one's errors are pointed out

闻达 (w)

(wéndá) illustrious and influential; well-known

闻风丧胆 (w)

(wénfēngsàngdǎn) hear the wind and lose gall (idiom); terror-stricken at the news

闻风而动 (w)

(wénfēngérdòng) to respond instantly; to act at once on hearing the news