gold-lettered signboard

essential information

interpretation

In the old days, shops used gold foil to paste signboards to show their abundant funds. It refers to the name or title that a superior person can show off. It also means good reputation.

source

The 25th chapter of Niehaihua written by Zeng Pu in Qing Dynasty: "Jue Zhai Ying only went to Korea once, handled the case of Jiashen jinyujun, and made a treaty with Wei Yibo and ITO Bowen of Japan to send troops to Korea to inform each other. It was all smooth sailing, and the gold lettered signboard of civil and military talents was still hanging high."

Examples

"As long as people who respect and love him give full play to this, don't do anything wrong, just drag him into the oil or mud he likes to make a gold lettered signboard."