徒有其名

Chinese

		apprentice; disciple	to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)	name; fame; to describe name; fame; to describe; place
simp. and trad. (徒有其名)		徒	有	其	名
Literally: “only have its name”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): túyǒuqímíng

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄨˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tou⁴ jau⁵ kei⁴ ming⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: túyǒuqímíng
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄨˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: twuyeouchyiming
  - Tongyong Pinyin: túyǒucímíng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰu³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ miŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: tou⁴ jau⁵ kei⁴ ming⁴
  - Yale: tòuh yáuh kèih mìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tou⁴ jau⁵ kei⁴ ming⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: tou⁴ yeo⁵ kéi⁴ ming⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰou̯²¹ jɐu̯¹³ kʰei̯²¹ mɪŋ²¹/

Idiom

徒有其名

to be known for a quality one actually lacks

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