enjoy a higher reputation than justified

enjoy a higher reputation than justified

It's a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is sh ē NGW é NGU ò Q í ng, which means fame is more than reality. It's from Mencius, under the leaves.

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Fame is more than reality.

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Mencius · lilouxia: "it's a shame for a gentleman to have heard of love."

Xu Zi said, "Zhong Niji called it water and said," water, water! " How can we get it from water? " Mencius said, "Yuanquan is a kind of muddler who never gives up day and night. Yingke is backward. It's all over the world. If you have the capital, it's a plug. In July and August, when the idle rain gathers, the ditches are full; when they dry up, they can stand and wait. Therefore, it is a shame for a gentleman to have heard of love. "

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Xu Zi said, "Zhong Niji called it water and said," water, water! " How can we get it from water? " It's urgent to get rid of the officials. It is urgent to count. Water, water, beautiful words. Mencius said, "Yuanquan is a kind of muddler who never gives up day and night. Yingke and backward, put in the four seas, have this is the case, is the choice. Give up, put, all up. The original spring has the original water. Hun hun, the appearance of gushing out. Never give up day and night, words often come out. Surplus, full also. Coe, Kanye. It is said that the progress is gradual. Yu, Zhiye. It is said that water has its origin, but it is not gradual, even to the sea; if people have practice, it is not gradual, even to the extreme. In July and August, when the idle rain gathers, the ditches are full; when they dry up, they can stand and wait. Therefore, it is a shame for a gentleman to have heard of love. " In ancient times, the outside world was reversed. Dry up, the next counter. Smell, go. Gather, gather. Li, Tian Xian waterway. Dry, dry. If a man does not practice, but gains fame, he cannot live long. Fame is not only what you hear, but also what you hear. Love is real. Those who are shamed are shameless and will not continue. Lin said: "as a man, Xu Zi must have the disease of dry reputation, so Mencius answered it." Zou said: "Confucius is called water, and its purpose is tiny. Mencius took this alone, from Xu Zi's urgent words. Confucius tried to tell Zhang Yi about his achievements, and those who achieved them had their roots. It is said that there is no origin for hearing. But is it possible for scholars not to be responsible for this? "

In Qian Qianyi's answer to Xu Bo's Diao in Shanyin of the Qing Dynasty, he said, "I look down on myself, I've heard of my feelings, and I'm shocked by my Qi."