徒有其名
tú​yǒu​qí​míng

in name only

  • created reference approved 徒有其名 → 名不副实/名不副實 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    徒有其名 tú​yǒu​qí​míng

    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 徒有其名 · tú​yǒu​qí​míng · in name only — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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

    徒 (literal) → 徒 · tú · merely 有 (literal) → 有 · yǒu · to have 其 (literal) → 其 · qí · [third-person possessive] 名 (literal) → 名 · míng · reputation

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

    created sense