三不朽
Three imperishables: virtue, service, and writings that make one remembered by history
Frequency 1.2
Meanings
- the three imperishables, three ways to distinguish oneself that aren't forgotten by history: through one's virtue 立德[li4de2], one's service 立功[li4gong1] and one's writings 立言[li4yan2] (from the Zuo Zhuan 左傳|左传[Zuo3 Zhuan4])