徒有空名
tú​yǒu​kòng​míng

undeserved reputation

  • created sense approved 徒有空名 · tú​yǒu​kòng​míng · undeserved reputation — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    徒有空名

    tú​yǒu​kòng​míng

    undeserved reputation

    to have a title or reputation without the actual reality or merit to back it up; to be a person of no real substance despite one's fame

    徒 (literal) → 徒 · tú · in vain 有 (literal) → 有 · yǒu · to have 空名 (literal) → 空名 · kōng​míng · empty title

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

    created sense