fish for fame

fish for fame

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is g ū m í ngy à oy à, which means fishing for fame. To gain fame by some improper means. It comes from volume 4-2 of Zhu Zi Yu Lei by Zhu Xi of Song Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

Zhu Xi's Zhuzi Yu Lei of Song Dynasty (volume 4-2): "Zi Zhang's asking, hearing and reaching is a chapter. Reaching is the end of practicing, and hearing is the end of fame."

Idiom usage

It refers to people hunting for fame