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It is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is f ú m í NGX ū y ù, which means false reputation and unrealistic reputation. It's from "Paradise alone" by sang Shaoliang of Ming Dynasty.

Idiom explanation

False reputation: false reputation; false reputation: false reputation. False fame and false praise.

The origin of Idioms

The third fold of song Shaoliang's solo paradise in the Ming Dynasty: "the house with white hair drooping, the house with old age, the house with empty reputation, can't make up for the class of Gung Dynasty, but the house with baoweng village."

Idiom usage

He didn't want to be famous, but wanted something substantial.