Reputation is common
The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is f ě iy ù Z à is ú, which means that slander or praise lies in the customs of the time, and later extended to mean that the customs and habits play a very important role. It's from Huainanzi, the folk precepts of Qi Dynasty.
Notes on Idioms
Slander: slander; reputation: praise; custom: custom.
The origin of Idioms
Liu An's Huainanzi Qi folk precepts in Han Dynasty: "therefore, it's common to give up the same, and it's vulgar to slander and praise; it's time to be poor when you want to be strong."
Idiom usage
The function of habit is very important.
Chinese PinYin : fěi yù zài sú
Reputation is common
The sun and the moon run through the sky and the rivers run through the land. rì yuè jīng tiān,jiāng hé xíng dì
No fear in the face of difficulties. lín nán wú shè
A lot of people talk to each other. zhòng kǒu xūn tiān
die for the sake of the country. yǐ shēng bào guó
failure to put things away properly is inviting theft. màn cáng huì dào
the nation is beset by difficulties. guó bù jiān nán