人杰地灵

Traditional: 人傑地靈

rén jié dì líng

Dictionary entry

illustrious hero, spirit of the place (idiom); a place derives reflected glory from an illustrious son

What does 人杰地灵 mean?

人杰地灵 (rén jié dì líng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1illustrious hero, spirit of the place (idiom); a place derives reflected glory from an illustrious son

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人rénperson; people · CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]杰jié(bound form) hero · heroic 地de-ly · structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct 灵língquick · alert

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人杰地灵

rén jié dì líng

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