lüè
měi

formal
literary

Meaning of 掠美

掠美 means to steal credit or glory that rightly belongs to someone else; to take undeserved praise. Pronounced lüè měi.

  • to steal credit or glory that rightly belongs to someone else; to take undeserved praise

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
shì
Wáng
jiào
shòu
de
yán
jiū
chéng
guǒ
 
gǎn
lüè
měi
 

This is Professor Wang's research achievement; I dare not steal the credit.

zǒng
ài
tuán
duì
de
chéng
gōng
guī
 
yǒu
lüè
měi
zhī
xián
 

He always attributes the team's success to himself, which is suspected of taking undeserved credit.

Zhè
piān
wén
zhāng
de
xīn
niàn
lái
de
dǎo
shī
 
gōng
kāi
chéng
rèn
 
jué
lüè
měi
 

The core idea of this article came from his supervisor; he openly admitted it and would never steal the glory.