掠人之美 lüè rén zhī měi seize other's credit

Explanation

掠：夺取。指夺取别人的成绩、荣誉归自己所有。形容不光明正大的行为，指盗窃别人的成果，窃取别人的名声。

Lüè: to seize. It means to seize the achievements and honors of others for oneself. It describes an unfair behavior, which steals the results of others and steals the reputation of others.

Origin Story

话说唐朝，有个才华横溢的书生叫李白，他文采斐然，写得一手好诗。一日，他路过一个村庄，听闻村里有个老秀才，一生勤奋好学，写下不少佳作，却因家境贫寒，无人赏识。李白慕名而去，拜访了老秀才。老秀才拿出自己的诗集给李白过目，李白细细品读，赞不绝口。然而，李白却起了邪念，偷偷地将老秀才诗集中几首好诗抄录下来，署上自己的名字，四处传扬。一时间，李白的诗名大噪，人们都称赞他的诗才。可老秀才却默默无闻，他的诗作被世人遗忘。不久，有人发现了李白的抄袭行为，一时间舆论哗然，李白的名声受到极大损害。李白最终认识到自己的错误，写下了一篇长长的自省文章，希望能得到老秀才的原谅。

huà shuō táng cháo, yǒu gè cái huá héng yì de shū shēng jiào lǐ bái, tā wén cǎi féi rán, xiě de yī shǒu hǎo shī. yī rì, tā lù guò yīgè cūn zhuāng, tīng wén cūn lǐ yǒu gè lǎo xiù cái, yī shēng qín fèn hǎo xué, xiě xià bù shǎo jiā zuò, què yīn jiā jìng pín hán, wú rén shǎng shí. lǐ bái mù míng ér qù, bài fǎng le lǎo xiù cái. lǎo xiù cái ná chū zì jǐ de shī jí gěi lǐ bái guò mù, lǐ bái xì xì pǐn dú, zàn bù jué kǒu. rán ér, lǐ bái què qǐ le xié niàn, tōu tōu de jiāng lǎo xiù cái shī jí zhōng jǐ shǒu hǎo shī chāo lù xià lái, shǔ shàng zì jǐ de míng zi, sì chù chuán yáng. yī shí jiān, lǐ bái de shī míng dà zào, rén men dōu chēng zàn tā de shī cái. kě lǎo xiù cái què mò mò wú wén, tā de shī zuò bèi shì rén yí wàng. bù jiǔ, yǒu rén fā xiàn le lǐ bái de chāo xí xíng wéi, yī shí jiān yú lùn huá rán, lǐ bái de míng shēng shòu dào jí dà sǔn hài. lǐ bái zuì zhōng rèn shí le zì jǐ de cuò wù, xiě xià le yī piān cháng cháng de zì xǐng wén zhāng, xī wàng néng dé dào lǎo xiù cái de yuán liàng.

In the Tang Dynasty, there was a talented scholar named Li Bai, who was gifted in writing poetry. One day, he passed by a village and heard of an old scholar who had devoted his life to learning and written many fine works, but remained unrecognized due to his poverty. Li Bai visited the old scholar, who showed him his collection of poems. Li Bai read them carefully and praised them highly. However, Li Bai had a bad idea and secretly copied several good poems from the old scholar's collection, signing them with his own name and spreading them widely. For a time, Li Bai's fame soared, and people praised his poetic talent. But the old scholar remained unknown, his poems forgotten by the world. Soon, someone discovered Li Bai's plagiarism, causing a public outcry and severely damaging his reputation. Li Bai finally acknowledged his mistake and wrote a long self-reflection essay, hoping to gain the old scholar's forgiveness.

Usage

用于批评那些窃取他人成果的人。

yòng yú pīpíng nàxiē qiè qǔ他人 chéngguǒ de rén

Used to criticize those who steal the achievements of others.

Examples

• 他总是掠人之美，把别人的功劳据为己有。

  tā zǒng shì lüè rén zhī měi, bǎ bié rén de gōngláo jù wéi jǐ yǒu

  He always steals other people's credit.

• 这种行为是掠人之美，令人不齿。

  zhè zhǒng xíngwéi shì lüè rén zhī měi, lìng rén bù chǐ

  This kind of behavior is to steal other people's credit, which is shameful.

Related Idioms

• 冒名顶替

• 夺人之美

Opposite Idioms

• 成人之美