Reputation is common

Reputation is common

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is f ě iy ù Z à is ú, which means that slander or praise lies in the customs of the time, and later extended to mean that the customs and habits play a very important role. It's from Huainanzi, the folk precepts of Qi Dynasty.

Notes on Idioms

Slander: slander; reputation: praise; custom: custom.

The origin of Idioms

Liu An's Huainanzi Qi folk precepts in Han Dynasty: "therefore, it's common to give up the same, and it's vulgar to slander and praise; it's time to be poor when you want to be strong."

Idiom usage

The function of habit is very important.