欺世盗名 — “To deceive the public and steal a good name”
欺世盗名 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to deceive the public and steal a good name”. To gain fame by misleading people. Literally, “Deceive the world, steal fame”.
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Origin and Story of 欺世盗名
During the Western Jin Dynasty, Wang Yan was well-versed in the philosophies of Laozi and Zhuangzi. Yang Jun, Emperor Wu of Jin's father-in-law, admired Wang Yan's reputation and wished to marry his daughter to him. However, Wang Yan was unwilling to curry favor with the powerful. He prided himself on being aloof from worldly affairs, never discussing trivial matters, let alone money.
Later, his daughter became a concubine of Prince Minhuai. When political upheaval struck the court, he ordered his daughter to divorce. People then criticized him, saying he was merely feigning his lofty detachment, revealing his hypocrisy.
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- 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shì世diào钓yù誉deceive the public for fame
- 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 欺世盗名 mean?
欺世盗名 (qī shì dào míng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to deceive the public and steal a good name”.
How do you pronounce 欺世盗名?
欺世盗名 is pronounced qī shì dào míng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 欺世盗名 literally mean?
Literally, 欺世盗名 means “Deceive the world, steal fame”. It is used to mean “to deceive the public and steal a good name”.
Where does 欺世盗名 come from?
欺世盗名 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 欺世盗名?
欺骗世人，窃取名誉。