哗众取宠

huá zhòng qǔ chǒng

sensationalism

vulgar claptrap to please the crowds; playing to the gallery; demagogy

哗

huá

variant of 嘩|哗[hua2]

众

zhòng

variant of 眾|众[zhong4]

取

qǔ

to take

宠

chǒng

to love