沽名釣譽

沽名钓誉
gūmíngdiàoyù
  1. to angle for fame (idiom)
  2. to fish for compliments

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 沽 gū
  1. to buy
  2. to sell
2 名 míng
  1. name
  2. noun (part of speech)
  3. place (e.g. among winners)
  4. famous
  5. classifier for people
3 釣 diào to fish with a hook and line; to angle
4 譽 yù
  1. to praise
  2. to acclaim
  3. reputation