欺世钓誉 — “To deceive the public and fish for fame”
欺世钓誉 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to deceive the public and fish for fame”. To gain an undeserved reputation through trickery. Literally, “deceive the world and fish for reputation”.
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欺世钓誉 Pronunciation and Pinyin
欺世钓誉 Character Breakdown
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那个研究员被发现伪造实验数据，他多年来一直在欺世钓誉，最终名誉扫地。
The researcher was found to have fabricated experimental data; he had been deceiving the public and fishing for fame for years, ultimately losing his reputation completely.
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Synonyms of 欺世钓誉
More idioms starting with 欺
- qī欺sān三mán瞒sì四repeatedly deceive and conceal
- qī欺shàng上yā压xià下deceive superiors and oppress subordinates
- qī欺shàng上mán瞒xià下deceive superiors and subordinates
- qī欺shàng上wǎng罔xià下deceive superiors and exploit subordinates
- qī欺shì世luàn乱sú俗deceive the public and undermine social customs
- qī欺shì世huò惑zhòng众deceive the public and mislead the people
- qī欺shì世huò惑sú俗deceive the public and mislead the masses
- qī欺shì世wǎng罔sú俗deceive the public and mislead customs
- qī欺zhǔ主wǎng罔shàng上deceive and mislead one's superior
- qī欺rén人zhī之tán谈deceptive talk
- qī欺rén人tài太shèn甚to go too far in bullying
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What does 欺世钓誉 mean?
欺世钓誉 (qī shì diào yù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to deceive the public and fish for fame”.
How do you pronounce 欺世钓誉?
欺世钓誉 is pronounced qī shì diào yù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 欺世钓誉 literally mean?
Literally, 欺世钓誉 means “deceive the world and fish for reputation”. It is used to mean “to deceive the public and fish for fame”.
What is the Chinese definition of 欺世钓誉?
欺：欺骗；世：世人；誉：名声。欺骗世人，窃取名誉