沽名钓誉 meaning in English
to angle for fame (idiom); to fish for compliments
Meaning of 沽名钓誉
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
gūmíngdiàoyù
- to angle for fame (idiom)
- to fish for compliments
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沽 gū · to buy and sell · 8 strokes
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名 míng · name · 6 strokes
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钓 diào · fishhook · 8 strokes
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誉 yù · fame · 13 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 沽名钓誉.
| 名字 | míngzi | name (of a person or thing) |
| 有名 | yǒumíng | famous; well-known |
| 名单 | míngdān | list of names |
| 姓名 | xìngmíng | surname and given name; full name |
| 名称 | míngchēng | name (of a thing); name (of an organization) |
| 报名 | bàomíng | to sign up; to enter one's name |
| 排名 | páimíng | to rank (1st, 2nd etc); ranking |
| 著名 | zhùmíng | famous; noted |
| 名人 | míngrén | personage; celebrity |
| 名片 | míngpiàn | (business) card |
| 点名 | diǎnmíng | roll call; to mention sb by name |
| 名牌儿 | míngpáir | erhua form of 名牌[ming2 pai2] |
Questions about 沽名钓誉
What does 沽名钓誉 mean?
沽名钓誉 (gūmíng-diàoyù) means "to angle for fame (idiom); to fish for compliments".
How do you write 沽名钓誉?
沽名钓誉 is made of 4 characters: 沽 (8 strokes), 名 (6 strokes), 钓 (8 strokes), 誉 (13 strokes). That is 35 strokes in total.
Is 沽名钓誉 an HSK word?
Yes. 沽名钓誉 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 沽名钓誉 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 沽名钓誉 is written 沽名釣譽.