The word 遐迩闻名 is formed by combining the two-character unit 遐迩, meaning "far and near" (from 遐 for "distant" and 迩 for "close"), with the two-character unit 闻名, meaning "famous" (from 闻 for "hear" and 名 for "name"), to create a literal sense of "heard of from far and near", indicating widespread fame.