聞〔闻〕 man⁴ {wén}

1. knowledge 2. vision

聞〔闻〕 man⁴ {wén}

1. to hear
2. news
3. well-known
4. famous
5. reputation
6. fame
7. to smell
8. to sniff at

聞〔闻〕 man⁴ {Wén}

surname Wen

聞得〔闻-〕 man⁴ dak¹ {wén dé}

hear of; be able to smell

聞診〔闻诊〕 man⁴ can² {wén zhěn}

(TCM) auscultation and smelling, one of the four methods of diagnosis 四診

聞出〔闻-〕 man⁴ ceot¹ {wén chū}

1. to identify by smell
2. to detect a scent
3. to sniff out

聞達〔闻达〕 man⁴ daat⁶ {wén dá}

1. illustrious and influential
2. well-known

聞到〔闻-〕 man⁴ dou² {wén dào}

1. to smell
2. to sniff sth out
3. to perceive by smelling

聞見〔闻见〕 man⁴ gin³ {wén jiàn}

1. to smell
2. to hear
3. knowledge
4. information

聞喜〔闻-〕 man⁴ hei² {Wén xǐ}

Wenxi county in Yuncheng 運城, Shanxi

聞言〔闻-〕 man⁴ jin⁴ {wén yán}

to have heard what was said

聞名〔闻-〕 man⁴ ming⁴ {wén míng}

1. well-known
2. famous
3. renowned
4. eminent

聞訊〔闻讯〕 man⁴ seon³ {wén xùn}

to receive news (of)

聞悉〔闻-〕 man⁴ sik¹ {wén xī}

to hear (about sth)

聞人〔闻-〕 man⁶ jan⁴ {wén rén}

famous person

聞喜縣〔闻-县〕 man⁴ hei² jyun⁶ {Wén xǐ xiàn}

Wenxi county in Yuncheng 運城, Shanxi

聞一多〔闻--〕 man⁴ jat¹ do¹ {Wén Yī duō}

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

聞上去〔闻--〕 man⁴ soeng⁵ heoi³ {wén shàng qù}

1. to smell of sth
2. to smell like sth

聞風而動〔闻风-动〕 man⁴ fung¹ ji⁴ dung⁶ {wén fēng ér dòng}

1. to respond instantly
2. to act at once on hearing the news

聞風先遁〔闻风--〕 man⁴ fung¹ sin¹ deon⁶ {wén fēng xiān dùn}

to flee at hearing the news (idiom)

聞風喪膽〔闻风丧胆〕 man⁴ fung¹ song³ daam² {wén fēng sàng dǎn}

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

聞雞起舞〔闻鸡--〕 man⁴ gai¹ hei² mou⁵ {wén jī qǐ wǔ}

1. to start practicing at the first crow of the cock (idiom)
2. to be diligent in one's studies

聞過則喜〔闻过则-〕 man⁴ gwo³ zak¹ hei² {wén guò zé xǐ}

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

聞一知十〔闻---〕 man⁴ jat¹ zi¹ sap⁶ {wén yī zhī shí}

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

聞名遐邇〔闻--迩〕 man⁴ ming⁴ haa⁴ ji⁵ {wén míng xiá ěr}

to be famous far and wide (idiom)

聞名於世〔闻-于-〕 man⁴ ming⁴ jyu¹ sai³ {wén míng yú shì}

world-famous

聞所未聞〔闻--闻〕 man⁴ so² mei⁶ man⁴ {wén suǒ wèi wén}

1. unheard of
2. an extremely rare and unprecedented event

聞名不如見面〔闻---见-〕 man⁴ ming⁴ bat¹ jyu⁴ gin³ min⁶ {wén míng bù rú jiàn miàn}

knowing sb by their reputation can't compare to meeting them in person (idiom)