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We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「鬻聲釣世」, with its usage explained below.

Today’s idiom is 「鬻聲釣世」. We’ve outlined its meaning and practical application below.

It means to seek fame and reputation.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yù shēng diào shì

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yuk6 seng1 diu3 sai3

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