The secret world
It is a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d à om í ng à NSH à, which means to steal good reputation in the dark age, and refers to the crafty people who take advantage of the opportunity to cheat reputation in troubled times. It comes from Xunzi meticulously.
Notes on Idioms
Steal: steal; Name: reputation, name; dark: darkness.
The origin of Idioms
Xunzi meticulously: "it's a traitor who will steal the name of the secret world."
Idiom usage
Used as a predicate or attributive; used of a villain.
The secret world
a slanderous tongue can burn up a city - chì shé shāo chéng
The tree wants to be quiet, but the wind doesn't stop - shù yù jìng ér fēng bù zhǐ
be guilty of dereliction or serious violation of law - bài fǎ luàn jì