沽名钓誉 — Chinese idiom
沽名钓誉
gū míng diào yù
Traditional: 沽名釣譽
Meaning
- to angle for fame
- to fish for compliments
Character by character
- 沽gūto buy and sell; of inferior quality
- 名míngname; position, rank, title
- 钓diàofishhook; to fish, to lure
- 誉yùfame, reputation; to praise
Idioms sharing a character
- 待价而沽 dài jià ér gū
- 一举成名 yī jǔ chéng míng
- 久仰大名 jiǔ yǎng dà míng
- 人如其名 rén rú qí míng
- 冒名顶替 mào míng dǐng tì
- 功名利禄 gōng míng lì lù
- 功成名就 gōng chéng míng jiù
- 名不副实 míng bù fù shí
- 名不符实 míng bù fú shí
- 名不虚传 míng bù xū chuán
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