Sell out

Sell out

Selling fame and uprightness means pretending to be upright in order to seek fame, which is originated from the biography of jiehuan yuan written by Huang Daozhou of Ming Dynasty.

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In the biography of jiehuan yuan written by Huang Daozhou of the Ming Dynasty, "Gong (yuan Keli) said:" in recent years, there have been many discussions and heated words, which have led to the anger of the emperor. More than 100 people have denounced him. They are all selling their names. " In the biography of Qian Tang, Han Yike and others in the history of Ming Dynasty, it is said that "although Bo Ju and Jing Xin are against the meaning of faith and admonishment, they have their original intention. Because of their loyalty and love, they can not be compared with those who sell their names and sell their direct money at the end of the season."

usage

As predicate, object, attribute; used in life