声 聲 shēng sound / voice / tone / noise / reputation / classifier for sounds syn 荣誉 榮譽 róng yù honor / credit / glory / (honorable) reputation / honorary syn 罪名 zuì míng charge / accusation / stigma / bad name / stained reputation syn 名声 名聲 míng shēng reputation syn 名誉 名譽 míng yù fame / reputation / honor / honorary / emeritus (of retired professor) syn 风声 風聲 fēng shēng sound of the wind / rumor / talk / news / reputation syn 扫地 掃地 sǎo dì to sweep the floor / (fig.) (of one's reputation etc) to reach rock bottom / to be at an all-time low syn 声誉 聲譽 shēng yù reputation / fame syn 招牌 zhāo pai signboard / shop sign / reputation of a business syn 名气 名氣 míng qì reputation / fame syn 空洞 kōng dòng cavity / empty / vacuous syn 书名 書名 shū míng name of a book / reputation as calligrapher 信誉 信譽 xìn yù prestige / distinction / reputation / trust syn 声名 聲名 shēng míng reputation / declaration syn 知名度 zhī míng dù reputation / profile / familiarity in the public consciousness syn 空空 kōng kōng empty / vacuous / nothing / vacant / in vain / all for nothing / air-to-air (missile) 化妆师 化妝師 huà zhuāng shī make-up artist / (fig.) spin doctor / reputation manager 大名鼎鼎 dà míng dǐng dǐng grand reputation / renowned / famous syn 默默无闻 默默無聞 mò mò wú wén obscure and unknown (idiom) / an outsider without any reputation / a nobody / an unknown quantity syn 洗刷 xǐ shuā to wipe clean / to scrub / (fig.) to get rid of (a bad reputation, a misconception etc) syn 恶名 惡名 è míng bad name / evil reputation syn 威信 wēi xìn prestige / reputation / trust / credit with the people syn 盛名 shèng míng famous reputation syn 老本 lǎo běn capital / assets / savings / nest egg / (fig.) reputation / laurels (to rest upon) / old edition of a book / (tree) trunk syn 口碑 kǒu bēi public praise / public reputation / commonly held opinions / current idiom syn 空空如也 kōng kōng rú yě as empty as anything (idiom) / completely bereft / to have nothing / vacuous / hollow / empty (argument, head etc) syn 身败名裂 身敗名裂 shēn bài míng liè to lose one's standing / to have one's reputation swept away / a complete defeat and fall from grace syn 名号 名號 míng hào name / title / good reputation syn 流芳百世 liú fāng bǎi shì (of one's name, reputation etc) to be immortalized (idiom) / to leave a mark for generations to come syn 虚名 虛名 xū míng false reputation syn 美名 měi míng good name / good reputation syn 德高望重 dé gāo wàng zhòng a person of virtue and prestige / a person of good moral standing and reputation syn 平反 píng fǎn to redress (an injustice) / to rehabilitate (sb whose reputation was unjustly sullied) syn 名节 名節 míng jié reputation and integrity syn 美誉 美譽 měi yù good name / good reputation syn 英名 yīng míng illustrious name / legendary reputation syn 如雷贯耳 如雷貫耳 rú léi guàn ěr lit. like thunder piercing the ear / a well-known reputation (idiom) syn 老字号 老字號 lǎo zì hào shop, firm, or brand of merchandise with a long-established reputation 慕名 mù míng to admire sb's reputation / to seek out famous person or location syn 身量 shēn liang height (of a person) / stature / (fig.) reputation / standing syn 有口皆碑 yǒu kǒu jiē bēi every voice gives praise (idiom) / with an extensive public reputation syn 字号 字號 zì hao character size / font size / fame / reputation / shop / name of a shop 书香 書香 shū xiāng literary reputation 荣辱 榮辱 róng rǔ honor and disgrace / reputation syn 流芳 liú fāng to leave a good reputation 盛誉 盛譽 shèng yù flourishing reputation syn 自毁 自毀 zì huǐ to destroy one's (reputation etc) / (of a device etc) to self-destruct 商誉 商譽 shāng yù (commerce) prestige / reputation / (accounting) goodwill 名闻 名聞 míng wén famous / of good reputation 刘伯温 劉伯溫 liú bó wēn Liu Bowen (1311-1375), general under the first Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋[Zhu1 Yuan2 zhang1], with a reputation as a military genius, also called Liu Ji 劉基|刘基[Liu2 Ji1] 虚有其表 虛有其表 xū yǒu qí biǎo looks impressive but is worthless (idiom) / not as good as it looks / a reputation with no substance syn 闻 聞 wén to hear / news / well-known / famous / reputation / fame / to smell / to sniff at syn 声名狼藉 聲名狼藉 shēng míng láng jí to have a bad reputation syn 名不虚传 名不虛傳 míng bù xū chuán (idiom) to live up to one's famous name / its reputation is well deserved syn 誉 譽 yù to praise / to acclaim / reputation syn 名垂青史 míng chuí qīng shǐ lit. reputation will go down in history (idiom) / fig. achievements will earn eternal glory syn 臭名远扬 臭名遠揚 chòu míng yuǎn yáng stinking reputation / notorious far and wide syn 污名 wū míng bad reputation / stigma 吟风弄月 吟風弄月 yín fēng nòng yuè lit. singing of the wind and the moon / fig. vacuous and sentimental (of poetry or art) syn 徒有虚名 徒有虛名 tú yǒu xū míng with an undeserved reputation (idiom) / unwarranted fame / nowhere near as good as he's made out to be syn 慕名而来 慕名而來 mù míng ér lái to come to a place on account of its reputation (idiom) / attracted to visit a famous location syn 名不符实 名不符實 míng bù fú shí the name does not correspond to reality (idiom) / it doesn't live up to its reputation syn 名缰利锁 名韁利鎖 míng jiāng lì suǒ lit. fettered by fame and locked up by riches (idiom) / tied down by reputation and wealth / the victim of one's own success syn 徒拥虚名 徒擁虛名 tú yōng xū míng to possess an undeserved reputation (idiom) 书香门第 書香門第 shū xiāng mén dì family with a literary reputation (idiom) / literary family syn 终南捷径 終南捷徑 zhōng nán jié jìng lit. the Mount Zhongnan shortcut (idiom) / fig. shortcut to a high-flying career / easy route to success (an allusion to the Tang Dynasty story of 盧藏用|卢藏用[Lu2 Cang4 yong4], who lived like a hermit on Mt. Zhongnan in order to gain a reputation for wisdom, which he then used to gain a position in the Imperial Court) syn 违利赴名 違利赴名 wéi lì fù míng to renounce profit and seek fame (idiom) / to abandon greed for reputation / to choose fame over fortune 闻名不如见面 聞名不如見面 wén míng bù rú jiàn miàn knowing sb by their reputation can't compare to meeting them in person (idiom) 空心老大 kōng xīn lǎo dà pretentious and vacuous person 大明鼎鼎 dà míng dǐng dǐng a grand reputation / renowned / famous 声价 聲價 shēng jià reputation syn 久慕盛名 jiǔ mù shèng míng (idiom) I've admired your reputation for a long time / it's an honor to meet you at last syn 交口称誉 交口稱譽 jiāo kǒu chēng yù voices unanimous in praise (idiom) / with an extensive public reputation syn 享名 xiǎng míng to enjoy a reputation 令名 lìng míng good name / reputation 令誉 令譽 lìng yù honorable reputation 传名 傳名 chuán míng to spread one's reputation 刘基 劉基 liú jī Liu Ji or Liu Bowen 劉伯溫|刘伯温[Liu2 Bo2 wen1] (1311-1375), general under the first Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋[Zhu1 Yuan2 zhang1], with a reputation as a military genius 口碑流传 口碑流傳 kǒu bēi liú chuán widely praised (idiom) / with an extensive public reputation 名重识暗 名重識暗 míng zhòng shí àn of great reputation but shallow in knowledge (idiom) 威信扫地 威信掃地 wēi xìn sǎo dì to lose every scrap of reputation syn 徒有其名 tú yǒu qí míng with an undeserved reputation (idiom) / unwarranted fame / nowhere near as good as he's made out to be 恶声 惡聲 è shēng malicious abuse / lewd song / evil reputation 留芳千古 liú fāng qiān gǔ a good reputation to last down the generations 留芳百世 liú fāng bǎi shì a good reputation to last a hundred generations 禄籍 祿籍 lù jí good fortune and reputation 籍籍 jí jí noisy / of high reputation / intricate 盖棺 蓋棺 gài guān coffin lid / fig. posthumous reputation 虚誉 虛譽 xū yù imaginary reputation / empty fame 又想当婊子又想立牌坊 又想當婊子又想立牌坊 yòu xiǎng dāng biǎo zi yòu xiǎng lì pái fāng lit. to lead the life of a whore but still want a monument put up to one's chastity (idiom) / fig. to have bad intentions but still want a good reputation / to want to have one's cake and eat it too 拉场子 拉場子 lā chǎng zi (of a performer) to put on a show at an outdoor venue (temple fair, marketplace etc) / (fig.) to enhance sb's reputation / to make a name for oneself 浪得虚名 浪得虛名 làng dé xū míng to have an undeserved reputation (idiom) 赔上 賠上 péi shàng to pay for sth with the loss of (one's health etc) / to have sth come at the cost of (one's reputation etc) 炒信 chǎo xìn (of a business operator) to inflate one's reputation by dishonest means (e.g. posting fake reviews) 雅望 yǎ wàng (literary) spotless reputation 名头 名頭 míng tou reputation 塌房 tā fáng (neologism c. 2020) (of a celebrity) to have one's reputation tank due to a scandal 名气 名氣 míng qi reputation / fame syn 德高望重 dé gāo - wàng zhòng (idiom) a person of virtue and prestige / a person of good moral standing and reputation syn 