臭名远扬 infamous
Explanation
指坏名声传得很远。
means that a bad reputation is widespread.
Origin Story
话说唐朝时期，长安城里住着一位名叫李白的诗人，他年轻时才华横溢，诗作流传甚广，深受百姓喜爱。可是，他后来变得放荡不羁，常常醉酒闹事，甚至做出一些违法乱纪的事情，最终惹怒了皇帝，被贬官流放。从此之后，李白虽然写出了不少名篇佳作，但是他的恶行却也臭名远扬，成为了后人茶余饭后的谈资，很多人都只记得他那些不光彩的事迹，而忘记了他曾经的辉煌。
In the Tang Dynasty, there lived a poet named Li Bai in Chang'an City. In his youth, he was exceptionally talented, and his poems were widely circulated and loved by the people. However, he later became dissolute and unruly, often getting drunk and causing trouble, even committing illegal acts, eventually angering the emperor and being demoted and exiled. From then on, although Li Bai wrote many famous works, his misdeeds also became infamous, becoming a topic of conversation after meals. Many people only remembered his shameful deeds and forgot his past glory.
Usage
作谓语、定语；多用于贬义。
as predicate and attributive; mostly used in derogatory sense.
Examples
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他的恶行臭名远扬，人人喊打。
ta de e xing chou ming yuan yang, ren ren han da
His evil deeds are infamous, everyone shouts and beats him.
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这家公司因为产品质量问题，臭名远扬，几乎破产。
zhe jia gong si yin wei chan pin zhi liang wen ti, chou ming yuan yang, ji hu po chan
The company is infamous for its product quality issues, and is almost bankrupt.