look down fame and gain

look down fame and gain

It is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is f ú m í NGB ó L ì, which means that fame and wealth are insignificant. It's from fluttering butterflies.

Notes on Idioms

Fame: a vain reputation; meager profit: meager profit.

The origin of Idioms

Zhao Shixia of Song Dynasty wrote in "fluttering butterfly": "a cup of washing is too much, everything goes away, fame is too small to be envied."

Idiom usage

It can be used as predicate, object and attribute.