míng yù
fame; reputation; honorary
他获得了诺贝尔文学奖，这对他来说是一个巨大的荣誉。
Tā huòdéle nuòbēi wénxué jiǎng, zhè duì tā lái shuō shì yīgè jùdà de róngyù.
He won the Nobel Prize in Literature, which is a great honor for him.
为了维护自己的名誉，他决定起诉造谣者。
Wèile wéihù zìjǐ de míngyù, tā juédìng qǐsù zàoyáozhě.
In order to protect his reputation, he decided to sue the rumor-monger.
他是一个很有名誉感的人，绝不会做损害名誉的事情。
Tā shì yīgè hěn yǒu míngyùgǎn de rén, jué bù huì zuò sǔnhài míngyù de shìqíng.
He is a man of great integrity and would never do anything to damage his reputation.
声誉 (shēngyù)
reputation
名声 (míngshēng)
fame
耻辱 (chǐrǔ)
shame
声名狼藉 (shēngmíng lángjì)
notorious
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The Chinese word 名誉 (míngyù) is composed of two characters: 名 (míng) and 誉 (yù). The character 名 originally meant "name" or "reputation", and was often used in the sense of "fame" or "glory". The character 誉 originally meant "praise" or "commendation", and was often used in the sense of "honor" or "reputation". When combined, the two characters 名誉 (míngyù) took on the meaning of "reputation" or "honor", and was often used in the sense of "good name" or "prestige". In modern Chinese, the word 名誉 is still used in this sense, and is often used to refer to the reputation or honor of a person or organization.
