有名亡实

Traditional: 有名亡實

yǒu míng wáng shí

Dictionary entry

lit. has a name but no reality (idiom); exists only in name

What does 有名亡实 mean?

有名亡实 (yǒu míng wáng shí) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. has a name but no reality (idiom); exists only in name

2nominal

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有yǒuto have; there is · (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)名míngname · noun (part of speech)亡wángto die · to lose 实shíreal · true

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有名亡实

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