"Fame" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 míng yù fame / reputation / honor / honorary / emeritus (of retired professor)
 shēng yù reputation / fame
 wén to hear / news / well-known / famous / reputation / fame / to smell / to sniff at
 zì hao character size / font size / fame / reputation / shop / name of a shop
 míng qì reputation / fame
 měi yù fame / good reputation / famous for sth
 gōng míng scholarly honor (in imperial exams) / rank / achievement / fame / glory
 míng mù name / designation / item / rubric / (formal usage) fame
 míng r name / fame
 gāo míng renown / fame
 qǔ míng to name / to be named / to christen / to seek fame
 shēng shì fame and power / prestige / influence / impetus / momentum
 míng lì fame and profit
 wēi míng fame for fighting prowess / military glory
 tián dàn quiet and contented / indifferent to fame or gain
 chū fēng tou to push oneself forward / to seek fame / to be in the limelight / same as 出鋒頭|出锋头[chu1 feng1 tou5]
 míng lì shuāng shōu both fame and fortune (idiom) / both virtue and reward
 míng wèi fame and position / official rank
 shí zhì míng guī fame follows merit (idiom)
 tú yǒu xū míng with an undeserved reputation (idiom) / unwarranted fame / nowhere near as good as he's made out to be
 míng zào yī shí to achieve fame among one's contemporaries (idiom) / temporary or local celebrity
 gū míng diào yù to angle for fame (idiom) / to fish for compliments
 gōng míng lì lù position and wealth (idiom) / rank, fame and fortune
 míng jiāng lì suǒ lit. fettered by fame and locked up by riches (idiom) / tied down by reputation and wealth / the victim of one's own success
 wéi lì fù míng to renounce profit and seek fame (idiom) / to abandon greed for reputation / to choose fame over fortune
 rén pà chū míng zhū pà zhuàng lit. people fear getting famous like pigs fear fattening up (for the slaughter) / fig. fame has its price
 xuǎn hè yī shí to enjoy a short-lived fame or position of power
 zhēng míng duó lì to fight for fame, grab profit (idiom) / scrambling for fame and wealth / only interested in personal gain
 rén pà chū míng , zhū pà zhuàng Man should fear fame as pigs fear fattening (idiom).
 jiào xiǎng to gain fame and success
 míng chí xiá ěr To have one's fame spread far and wide. (idiom)
 tú yǒu qí míng with an undeserved reputation (idiom) / unwarranted fame / nowhere near as good as he's made out to be
 shàn měi to enjoy fame without sharing it / to take the credit
 bì xǐ zūn róng to care nothing for worldly fame and glory (idiom)
 fú lì mere worldly, superficial gain, such as wealth and fame
 dàn bó míng lì not caring about fame and fortune (idiom) / indifferent to worldly rewards
 xū yù imaginary reputation / empty fame
 jùn yù high fame
 rén pà chū míng zhū pà féi lit. people fear getting famous like pigs fear fattening up (for the slaughter) / fig. fame has its price
 chū fēng tou to push oneself forward / to seek fame / to be in the limelight
 shēng míng dà zào to rise to fame
 chí wù to move swiftly / to speed / to run after (empty fame, power, money etc)
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