We’re sharing free Chinese learning content with you. Idioms and proverbs, full of meaning, are explored in this series. Today, we present 「沽譽釣名」.
For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「沽譽釣名」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.
Refers to using some improper means to gain fame. Same as “seeking fame and reputation”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
gū yù diào míng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gu1 yu6 diu3 ming4/meng2
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