哗众取宠 (huá zhòng qǔ chǒng) — to court popularity by pandering to the public; (idiom) flashy but insincere talk or action designed to please the crowd
Definition
A chengyu meaning to win applause by pandering to the crowd — saying or doing flashy, insincere things purely to attract attention. Carries a clearly negative judgment, unlike neutral ways of appealing to an audience.
idiom
to court popularity by pandering to the publicflashy but insincere talk or action designed to please the crowd
Examples
- 哗众取宠，。Tā shuō de nà xiē huà zhǐ shì huá zhòng qǔ chǒng, méi yǒu shí zhì nèi róng.What he said was just pandering, with no real substance.
- 哗众取宠，。Zhè zhǒng huá zhòng qǔ chǒng de zuò fǎ, zuì zhōng huì shī qù dà jiā de xìn rèn.This kind of attention-seeking behavior will eventually lose everyone's trust.
- 哗众取宠，。Zhēn zhèng de xué zhě bú huì huá zhòng qǔ chǒng, ér shì rèn zhēn zuò yán jiū.Real scholars don't pander; they do solid research.
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