hữu danh vô thực

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

(Northern Vietnam, obsolete) hữu danh vô thật
(Southern Vietnam, obsolete) hữu danh vô thiệt

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 有名無實 (“merely nominal”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hiw˦ˀ˥ zajŋ̟˧˧ vo˧˧ tʰɨk̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [hɨw˧˨ jɛɲ˧˧ vow˧˧ tʰɨk̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [hɨw˨˩˦ jan˧˧ vow˧˧ tʰɨk̚˨˩˨] ~ [hɨw˨˩˦ jan˧˧ jow˧˧ tʰɨk̚˨˩˨]

Adjective

hữu danh vô thực

having well-known style but no substance; existing only in the name
Thằng đó thuộc dạng hữu danh vô thực.
That hack's got only the name to himself.

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