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沽名钓誉

gū míng diào yù

4-character word Traditional 沽名釣譽

What 沽名钓誉 means

1. to angle for fame (idiom)
2. to fish for compliments

The characters in 沽名钓誉

• 沽gūto buy; to sell
• 名míngname; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners)
• 钓diàoto fish with a hook and line; to angle
• 誉yùto praise; to acclaim; reputation

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