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famous adjective—名 adj (almost always used) ()著名 adj (often used) ()著名的 adj ()Examples:lit. people fear getting famous like pigs fear fattening up (for the slaughter)—Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (1956-), Iranian fundamentalist politician, President of Iran from 2005, famous for provocative speeches—cow and famous steed at the same trough (idiom); fig. the common and the great are treated alike—Panzhihua prefecture level city in south Sichuan, bordering Yunnan, famous for steel production and pollution—water-driven armillary sphere (Zhang Heng's famous astronomical apparatus)—Yuelu Academy in Changsha, Hunan, famous ancient academy—George Berkeley (1685-1753), Bishop of Cloyne, famous British philosopher—Helen Keller (1880-1968), famous American deaf-blind author and activist (whose story is told in biopic The Miracle Worker)—Sun Jian (155-191), famous general at end of Han dynasty, forerunner of the southern kingdom of Wu of the Three Kingdoms—Flying Pigeon (famous bicycle brand, made in Tianjin since 1936)—Akihabara, region of downtown Tokyo famous for electronics stores—Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904), Russian writer famous for his short stories and plays—Qiu Jin (1875-1907), famous female martyr of the anti-Qing revolution, the subject of several books and films—Wong Fei Hung (1847-1924), famous martial artist and revolutionary—known throughout the country (idiom); world-famous—Emmy Noether (1882-1935), famous German female algebraist—Itsukushima island in Hiroshima prefecture, Japan, with a famous shrine—Maeng Saseong (1360-1438), Korean politician of the Goryeo-Joseon transition, famous for his honesty and wisdom—General Wei Chigong (585-658), famous military man instrumental in founding the Tang dynasty—offspring a famous family (idiom); good breeding—Lao Ai (-238 BC), man of Qin famous for his giant penis—If you're rich or famous, people will envy you.—Zolotoy Rog or Golden Horn Bay in Vladivostok (famous for its pollution)—Xu Beihong (1895-1953), famous European trained painter and influential art teacher—Wangfujing neighborhood of central Beijing, famous for shopping—monstre sacré (i.e. artist famous for being deliberately preposterous)— |