Definition

1. Noun:
   • Profit and fame / Gain and reputation: A compound concept referring to material benefits (利, lợi) and fame or prestige (名, danh). It denotes worldly success, encompassing both wealth and social status.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh ta không màng đến lợi danh. (He does not care for profit and fame.)
  • Cuộc đuổi theo lợi danh thường khiến người ta mệt mỏi. (The pursuit of gain and reputation often tires people.)
  • Cô ấy từ bỏ chốn lợi danh để sống ẩn dật. (She abandoned the world of profit and fame to live in seclusion.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in a philosophical or critical context, particularly in literature or moral teachings, to discuss the emptiness or burdens associated with the pursuit of worldly success.
  • Thơ ông thường chê bai những kẻ ham lợi danh. (His poetry often criticizes those who crave profit and fame.)

Variants and Related Words

• Danh lợi (n): An alternative word order with the same meaning (fame and profit).
  • Vòng danh lợi thật khó thoát ra. (The cycle of fame and profit is hard to escape.)

Synonyms

• Worldly success: Success measured by wealth and fame.
• Fortune and fame: Material wealth and renown.
• Wealth and reputation: Assets and the esteem in which one is held.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Ham mê lợi danh / Trọng lợi danh: To be obsessed with or to prioritize profit and fame.
  • Kẻ ham mê lợi danh khó tìm thấy bình yên. (Those obsessed with profit and fame find it hard to attain peace.)
• Vòng xoáy lợi danh: The whirlpool/vortex of profit and fame; implying a trap or exhausting cycle.
  • Anh ấy lạc vào vòng xoáy lợi danh. (He got lost in the whirlpool of profit and fame.)