fish for fame

fish for fame

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is g ū m í NGG ā NY ù, which means fishing for fame. To gain fame by some improper means. It comes from Ming Feng Ji, meeting in the post.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: selling fame, fishing for fame, fishing for fame

The origin of Idioms

Ming · Wumingshi's "Ming Feng Ji · meet in the post" says: "it's a good reputation to recall my past impeachment of enemy thieves."

Idiom usage

As predicate, object, attribute; refers to people hunting for fame. In Ming Shizhen's Ming Feng Ji, the first four stories: "today, I'm not lucky to die. I'm famous for my fame and reputation. I spill blood on my neck and feel your heart. According to the draft of Qing history, volume 477, biography of officials II, biography of Tong Hua, the emperor Shizong summoned him and charged him with selling his name and reputation. He said to him, "I will try my best to sell my name for the country, but I will do my best for the people. 』」