deceive the world and steal a reputation
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
to deceive the public and usurp a reputation; to gain fame through fraud
derogatoryA strongly pejorative idiom used to criticize hypocritical, deceitful, or pretentious behavior aimed at gaining undeserved honor or social standing.
Tā他
suǒ所
wèi谓
de的
cí慈
shàn善
bù不
guò过
shì是
wèi为
le了
qī欺
shì世
dào盗
míng名
。
His so-called philanthropy is merely an attempt to deceive the public and steal a reputation.
Lì历
shǐ史
huì会
jiē揭
lù露
zhè这
xiē些
qī欺
shì世
dào盗
míng名
de的
wěi伪
jūn君
zǐ子
。
History will expose these hypocrites who deceive the world to steal fame.
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Zhè这
piān篇
lùn论
wén文
bèi被
jiē揭
lù露
chāo抄
xí袭
，
wán完
quán全
shì是
qī欺
shì世
dào盗
míng名
zhī之
zuò作
。
This paper was exposed for plagiarism; it is a complete work of fame gained through fraud.
Tā他
kào靠
zhe着
qī欺
shì世
dào盗
míng名
de的
shǒu手
duàn段
，
yī一
dù度
huò获
dé得
le了
jí极
gāo高
de的
shēng声
wàng望
。
Using deceitful methods to steal fame, he once gained extremely high prestige.