Reputation as reward

Reputation as reward

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ǐ y ù w é ISH ǎ ng, which means to reward people according to their reputation. From Guanzi Mingfa.

Idiom explanation

Reward according to people's praise.

The origin of Idioms

Guanzi Mingfa: "it's because of the loss of the official's governance that the Lord rewards him with reputation and punishes him with destruction. However, those who like to reward and punish others with evil punishment will not be able to do justice without private skill." Yin Zhizhang's note: "if you take reputation as reward and punishment, you will lose your sense."

Analysis of Idioms

Used as predicate, object, attribute; used in writing

Examples

It is better to reward those who are punished badly, to release public behavior and to perform private skills than Zhou Yixiang. Han Feizi Youdu