有名无实
yǒu​míng​wú​shí

in name only

  • created sense approved 有名无实/有名無實 · yǒu​míng​wú​shí · in name only — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    有名无实 / 有名無實

    yǒu​míng​wú​shí

    in name only

    Existing only in name but lacking the actual reality, content, or authority to match; nominal or titular.

    有 (literal) → 有 · yǒu · to have 名 (literal) → 名 · míng · [position] 无 (literal) → 无/無 · wú · to not have 实 (literal) → 实/實 · shí · fact

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

    created sense