浪得虛名

See also: 浪得虚名

Chinese

		wave; breaker; unrestrained wave; breaker; unrestrained; dissipated	get; obtain; gain get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to	false reputation; undeserved reputation; nominal title
trad. (浪得虛名)		浪	得	虛名
simp. (浪得虚名)		浪	得	虚名

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): làngdéxūmíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄤˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄒㄩ ㄇㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): long⁶ dak¹ heoi¹ ming⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: làngdéxūmíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄤˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄒㄩ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: làngdésyumíng
    • Wade–Giles: lang⁴-tê²-hsü¹-ming²
    • Yale: làng-dé-syū-míng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lanqdershiuming
    • Palladius: ландэсюймин (landɛsjujmin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑŋ⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ ɕy⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: long⁶ dak¹ heoi¹ ming⁴
    • Yale: lohng dāk hēui mìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: long⁶ dak⁷ hoey¹ ming⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: long⁶ deg¹ hêu¹ ming⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɔːŋ²² tɐk̚⁵ hɵy̯⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹/

Idiom

浪得虛名

1. to not live up to one's illustrious reputation

Antonyms

• 名不虛傳／名不虚传 (míngbùxūchuán)