有名無實

有名無實

Chinese

		to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	name; fame; to describe name; fame; to describe; place	not have	real; true; honest real; true; honest; really; solid
trad. (有名無實)		有	名	無	實
simp. (有名无实)		有	名	无	实

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǒumíngwúshí

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄨˊ ㄕˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁵ ming⁴ mou⁴ sat⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yǒumíngwúshí
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄨˊ ㄕˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeoumingwushy
    • IPA ^(key): /i̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ miŋ³⁵ u³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jau⁵ ming⁴ mou⁴ sat⁶
    • Yale: yáuh mìhng mòuh saht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁵ ming⁴ mou⁴ sat⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yeo⁵ ming⁴ mou⁴ sed⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯¹³ mɪŋ²¹ mou̯²¹ sɐt̚²/

Idiom

有名無實

1. merely nominal

See also

• 名存實亡／名存实亡 (míngcúnshíwáng)