土龍芻狗
tǔ​lóng​chú​gǒu

undeserved reputation

  • created reference approved 土龙刍狗/土龍芻狗 → 名不副实/名不副實 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    土龙刍狗 / 土龍芻狗 tǔ​lóng​chú​gǒu

    名不副实 / 名不副實 míng​bù​fù​shí

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 土龙刍狗/土龍芻狗 · tǔ​lóng​chú​gǒu · undeserved reputation — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    土龙刍狗 / 土龍芻狗

    tǔ​lóng​chú​gǒu

    undeserved reputation

    (idiom) like a dragon made of clay or a dog made of straw; used to describe someone or something with a reputation that does not match reality

    土龙 (literal) → 土龙/土龍 · tǔ​lóng · earth dragon 刍狗 (literal) → 刍狗/芻狗 · chú​gǒu · straw dog

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense