fish for fame

fish for fame

Fishing for fame, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is g ū m í ngdi à oy à, which means to use various improper means to seek good reputation and honor. From Guanzi · FA.

Idiom usage

I know that you are just fishing for fame, but you don't grow his ambition and destroy my prestige. The story of Guanyuan by Zhang Fengyi in Ming Dynasty

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: stealing fame and reputation, enjoying great achievements

The origin of Idioms

"Guanzi · FA Fa" says: "there is no virtuous person who can catch fame." Preface to Yimin biography in the book of the later Han Dynasty: "although there is a kind of person who sells his name.