声名狼藉

聲名狼藉

shēngmínglángjí

idiom #15,627

Meanings

1 to have a bad reputation
2 notorious
3 infamous

Characters

name; reputation

in disorder; trampled

Examples

那个公司因为欺诈而声名狼藉。

Nàge gōngsī yīnwèi qīzhà ér shēngmínglángjí.

That company is notorious for fraud.

Tips

history

狼藉 literally means 'wolf's lair' — a messy, trampled place. The idiom paints a picture of one's reputation being as disheveled and ruined as ground trampled by wolves.

Stroke Order

声 shēng

名 míng

狼 láng

藉 jiè