unexpected praise
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is the sound B ù y ú zh ī y ù, which means unexpected praise. It's from Mencius · Li Lou Shang.
Idiom explanation
Yu: expect; Yu: praise. No unexpected praise.
The origin of Idioms
Mencius · Li Lou Shang: "it has the reputation of being safe, and it has the destruction of seeking perfection."
Idiom usage
Chapter 19 of Rong Hong's the introduction of Western learning to the East in Qing Dynasty: "if you have no merit, you will get a good reputation; if you have worked hard, you will get a good reputation." Lu Xun's "three free time collection: the whole story of me and Yu Si" says: "however, the reputation of Bu Yu is as boring as the destruction of Bu Yu." Guo Moruo's Paeonia lactiflora and other earthworms: "you have to commend us. We have a good reputation."
unexpected praise
It's easy to change, but hard to change - jiāng shān yì gǎi,bǐng xìng nán yí
be frightened out of one 's wits - pò sàn hún fēi
Victory or defeat is a matter of military affairs - shèng bài nǎi bīng jiā cháng shì
the greatness of a man lends glory to a place - rén jié dì líng