沽名钓誉 — Semantide dictionary

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沽gū名míng钓diào誉yù

to angle for fame (idiom); to fish for compliments
trad. 沽名釣譽

Also written 沽名釣譽【gū míng diào yù】

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沽

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abbr. for Tianjin 天津 (also 津沽)

Pinyin: Gū

Strokes: 8
Frequency: 31948 of 2500

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名

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name, noun (part of speech), place (e.g. among winners), famous, classifier for people

Pinyin: míng

Strokes: 6
Frequency: 1479 of 2500

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钓

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to fish with a hook and line; to angle

Pinyin: diào
Traditional: 釣

Strokes: 8
Frequency: 13159 of 2500

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誉

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to praise, to acclaim, reputation

Pinyin: yù
Traditional: 譽

Strokes: 13

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