三不朽

三不朽
sānxiǔ

the three imperishables, three ways to distinguish oneself that aren't forgotten by history: through one's virtue 立德[li4 de2], one's service 立功[li4 gong1] and one's writings 立言[li4 yan2] (from the Zuo Zhuan 左傳|左传[Zuo3 Zhuan4])

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MEANING

MEANING

  1. noun

    the three imperishables, three ways to distinguish oneself that aren't forgotten by history: through one's virtue 立德[li4 de2], one's service 立功[li4 gong1] and one's writings 立言[li4 yan2] (from the Zuo Zhuan 左傳|左传[Zuo3 Zhuan4])

    • The three immortal achievements refer to establishing virtue, establishing merit, and establishing words.

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Three horizontal strokes stacked on top of each other symbolize the number three.

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