你们离山书院自命清高 不过就是沽名钓誉
“You Lishan people think you're so high and mighty. You are just fame-seekers.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你少得意
“Ye Li, don't get too cocky.”
你们离山书院自命清高 不过 就是 沽名钓誉
“You Lishan people think you're so high and mighty. You are just fame-seekers.”
“Neither you nor your mother are any good.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Confucian culture, pursuing genuine virtue was paramount, making the accusation of 'fishing for fame' (沽名钓誉) one of the most damning moral insults possible.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to consider oneself morally superior; self-righteous
A derogatory chengyu used to criticize people who pretend to be above worldly greed or vices.
to fish for fame and credit; to seek unwarranted public acclaim
A critical chengyu applied to individuals or institutions who manipulate appearances to win social praise.
is nothing more than; is merely
Used to dismiss, belittle, or deflate someone's perceived grandeur or importance.
