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徒有其名
tú yǒu qí míng
What 徒有其名 means
- with an undeserved reputation (idiom); unwarranted fame
- nowhere near as good as he's made out to be
The characters in 徒有其名
- 徒tú(bound form) disciple; apprentice; believer; (derog.) wrongdoer…
- 有yǒuto have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意
- 其qíhis; her; its
- 名míngname; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners)
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