徒有虛名

Chinese

		apprentice; disciple	to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	false reputation; undeserved reputation; nominal title
trad. (徒有虛名)		徒	有	虛名
simp. (徒有虚名)		徒	有	虚名
Literally: “to possess a false title”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): túyǒuxūmíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄨˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄩ ㄇㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tou⁴ jau⁵ heoi¹ ming⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: túyǒuxūmíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄨˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄩ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: túyǒusyumíng
    • Wade–Giles: tʻu²-yu³-hsü¹-ming²
    • Yale: tú-yǒu-syū-míng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: twuyeoushiuming
    • Palladius: туюсюймин (tujusjujmin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰu³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕy⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tou⁴ jau⁵ heoi¹ ming⁴
    • Yale: tòuh yáuh hēui mìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tou⁴ jau⁵ hoey¹ ming⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: tou⁴ yeo⁵ hêu¹ ming⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰou̯²¹ jɐu̯¹³ hɵy̯⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹/

Idiom

徒有虛名

1. to have a reputation for something one actually lacks; having a fake reputation