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徒有虛名 (tou4 jau5 heoi1 ming4) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

徒有虛名 (tou4 jau5 heoi1 ming4, tú yǒu xū míng) — with an undeserved reputation (idiom); unwarranted fame; nowhere near as good as he's made out to be

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 徒子徒孫 (tou4 zi2 tou4 syun1) — generations of students and followers
• 徒孫 (tou4 syun1) — the disciple of a disciple
• 徒刑 (tou4 jing4) — (noun) Imprisonment
• 徒 (tou4) — disciple; apprentice; believer; on foot; bare or empty; to no avail; only; pris…
• 徒具 (tou4 geoi6) — to only have
• 徒勞 (tou4 lou4) — futile

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