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徒有虚名

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4-character word Traditional 徒有虛名

What 徒有虚名 means

1. with an undeserved reputation (idiom); unwarranted fame
2. nowhere near as good as he's made out to be

The characters in 徒有虚名

• 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
• 虚xūemptiness; void; abstract theory or guiding principles
• 名míngname; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners)