| 徒拥虚名 |
tú yōng xū míng |
to possess an undeserved reputation (idiom) |
| 徒 |
Tú |
surname Tu |
| 徒 |
tú |
(bound form) disciple; apprentice; believer; (derog.) wrongdoer (as in 骗徒 "swindler" or 叛徒 "traitor" etc) / (bound form) on foot / (bound form) bare; empty / (bound form) to no avail; in vain / (bound form) merely; just; only / (bound form) prison sentence |
| 拥 |
yōng |
to hold in one's arms; to embrace / to surround; to gather around / to throng; to swarm / (bound form) to support (as in 拥护) / (literary) to have; to possess / Taiwan pr. [yong3] |
| 虚 |
xū |
emptiness / void / abstract theory or guiding principles / empty or unoccupied / diffident or timid / false / humble or modest / (of health) weak / virtual / in vain |
| 虚名 |
xū míng |
false reputation |
| 名 |
míng |
name / noun (part of speech) / place (e.g. among winners) / famous / classifier for people |