欺世盗名 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to fool the world and usurp a good name

Character by character

• 欺qīto cheat, to double-cross, to deceive
• 世shìgeneration, era, age; world
• 盗dàoto rob, to steal; thief, bandit
• 名míngname; position, rank, title

Idioms sharing a character

• 仗势欺人 zhàng shì qī rén
• 恃强欺弱 shì qiáng qī ruò
• 欺人太甚 qī rén tài shèn
• 欺以其方 qī yǐ qí fāng
• 欺行霸市 qī háng bà shì
• 欺霜傲雪 qī shuāng ào xuě
• 瞒上欺下 mán shàng qī xià
• 童叟无欺 tóng sǒu wú qī
• 一生一世 yī shēng yī shì
• 不可一世 bù kě yī shì

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