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濫竽充數 (laam6 jyu4 cung1 sou3) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

濫竽充數 (laam6 jyu4 cung1 sou3, làn yú chōng shù) — lit. to play the yu 竽 mouth organ to make up numbers (idiom); fig. to make up the numbers with inferior products; to masquerade as having an ability; token member of a group

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 濫 (haam5) — gushing spring
• 濫 (laam6) — overflowing; excessive; indiscriminate; unrealistic
• 濫交 (laam6 gaau1) — to fall into bad company; to make acquaintances indiscriminately
• 濫伐 (laam6 fat6) — to denude; illegal logging; forest clearance
• 濫刑 (laam6 jing4) — indiscriminate punishment
• 濫套子 (laam6 tou3 zi2) — platitude; pointless talk

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