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徒有其名
tú​yǒu​qí​míng

in name only

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
徒有其名 tú​yǒu​qí​míng
in name only
having an undeserved reputation; nominal; meaning that the reality does not live up to the name or fame

Frequency

Written text
0.061 per million

Cross-References

Synonym

  • 名不副实 míng​bù​fù​shí

Same as

  • 徒有虚名 tú​yǒu​xū​míng
  • 徒负虚名 tú​fù​xū​míng

Sources

Frequency data
BCC Corpus (BLCU)