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Chinese idioms like 「釣名欺世」 represent a high level of language skill. This free guide helps you learn their meaning and use.

Today’s idiom is 「釣名欺世」. We’ve outlined its meaning and practical application below.

Fishing: catching. Use unfair means to obtain famous works and deceive the world.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

diào míng qī shì

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

diu3 ming4/meng2 hei1 sai3

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