遗臭万年 yí chòu wàn nián

DEFINITIONS

  1. to have one's name go down in history as a byword for infamy (idiom)

CHARACTERS

遗 yí
HSK 5
lose; articles lost; omit
臭 chòu
HSK 5
smell, stink, emit foul odor
万 wàn
HSK 3
ten thousand; innumerable
年 nián
HSK 1
year; new-years; person's age