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 ㄒㄩㄇㄧㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tou⁴ jau⁵ heoi¹ ming⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: túyǒuxūmíng
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄨˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄩㄇㄧㄥˊ
  - 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

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

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