fish for fame
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is g ū m í ngy à oy à, which means fishing for fame. To gain fame by some improper means. It comes from volume 4-2 of Zhu Zi Yu Lei by Zhu Xi of Song Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
Zhu Xi's Zhuzi Yu Lei of Song Dynasty (volume 4-2): "Zi Zhang's asking, hearing and reaching is a chapter. Reaching is the end of practicing, and hearing is the end of fame."
Idiom usage
It refers to people hunting for fame
Chinese PinYin : gū míng yào yù
fish for fame
a makeshift to tide over a present difficulty. wān ròu zuò chuāng
be delivered from oppression. chóng dǔ tiān rì
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Chub mackerel with yellow hair. huáng fā tái bèi
estimate exactly how much time is needed to complete a project. jì rì chéng gōng