三不朽 [---]
Jyutping
saam1 bat1 nau2
Pinyin
sān bù xiǔ
三不朽 [---]
Jyutping
Pinyin
sān bù xiǔ
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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])