Sell well and buy straight

Sell well and buy straight

The Chinese idiom, G ū y ù m ǎ izh í in pinyin, means pretending to be upright in order to gain fame. It is the same as "selling the name and selling the direct". It comes from the second year of Jianyan, Emperor Gaozong of Song Dynasty.

Analysis of Idioms

Sell one's name

The origin of Idioms

"Xuzizhitongjian · the second year of Jianyan of Gaozong of Song Dynasty" says: "if Fangqi is disputing the new law, he will be dismissed. It is called innovation and winning, it is called selling reputation and buying up, it is said that it is not established by the superior, it is said that it can't develop the country, it is said that it doesn't obey the order, it is said that it is not beautiful either."

Idiom usage

As predicate, object, attribute; used in life.