沽名钓誉 gū míng diào yù

to angle for fame (idiom); to fish for compliments

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 50348th word

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
沽 gū
to sell; to buy; abbr. for Tianjin 天津tiān jīn (also 津沽jīn gū)
名 míng HSK 1
name; famous; place (e.g. among winners)
钓 diào HSK 5
to fish with a hook and bait
誉 yù HSK 6
reputation; to praise; to acclaim