sing6 ming4盛名

Jyutpingsing6 ming4

Yalesihng mìhng

名詞Rare

Definition

A great reputation or high renown.

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How it's used

This term is almost exclusively used in formal or literary contexts rather than casual daily speech. It is most commonly encountered in the set phrase 享負盛名, which functions as a sophisticated way to describe someone or something with a stellar reputation. Using it in a very informal setting might sound overly dramatic or pretentious.

Examples

keoi5佢喺hai2行hong4內noi6享hoeng2負fu6盛sing6名，ming4好hou2多do1人jan4都dou1識sik1佢。

He enjoys a great reputation in the industry, and many people know him.

le1呢gaan1間caan1餐teng1廳sing6盛ming4名zoi6在ngoi6外，mui5每jat6日dou1都paai4排saai3晒coeng4長lung4龍。

This restaurant is famous far and wide, with long queues every day.

Common phrases

hoeng2享fu6負sing6盛ming4名

to enjoy a great reputation

sing6盛ming4名zoi6在ngoi6外

to have a reputation that precedes one

Common mistake

Learners often mistakenly use it as a direct adjective like famous, but it is a noun phrase that typically requires a verb like 享負 to function naturally in a sentence.