声名狼藉 (shēng míng láng jí) — notorious, infamous, disgraced
Definition
A four-character idiom meaning 'reputation in complete disarray' — stronger and more literary than the plain adjective 臭名昭著, used in formal writing about figures (officials, companies) disgraced by scandal.
idiom
notoriousinfamousdisgraced
Examples
- 声名狼藉。Nà ge guān yuán yīn wèi tān wū shòu huì ér shēng míng láng jí.That official became notorious for embezzlement and bribery.
- 声名狼藉,。Zhè jiā gōng sī zǎo yǐ shēng míng láng jí, méi rén yuàn yì gēn tā hé zuò.This company has long been infamous; no one is willing to cooperate with it.
- 声名狼藉,。Tā yīn xué shù zào jiǎ ér shēng míng láng jí, zuì zhōng bèi dà xué kāi chú.He became notorious for academic fraud and was eventually expelled from the university.
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