to hear; news; well-known; famous; reputation; fame; to smell; to sniff at

surname Wen

well-known; famous; renowned; eminent

unheard of; an extremely rare and unprecedented event

famous person

to identify by smell; to detect a scent; to sniff out

see 聞喜縣|闻喜县[Wen2 xi3 Xian4]

to hear (about sth)

to smell; to hear; knowledge; information

to have heard what was said

to receive news (of)

(TCM) auscultation and smelling, one of the four methods of diagnosis 四診|四诊[si4 zhen3]

illustrious and influential; well-known

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

to smell of sth; to smell like sth

Wenxi, a county in Yuncheng City 運城市|运城市[Yun4 cheng2 Shi4], Shanxi

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

world-famous

(idiom) to be famous far and wide

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

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

to flee at hearing the news (idiom)

to respond instantly; to act at once on hearing the news

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

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