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浪得虛名

简 浪得虚名 · 繁 浪得虛名
Mandarin · pinyin làng dé xū míng

Meanings

  1. to have an undeserved reputation (idiom)
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Characters in this entry

浪
làng · wave; wasteful, reckless
得
dé · obtain, get, gain, acquire
虛
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名
míng · name, rank, title, position
虚
xū · false
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4–2–1–2 · lang4 de2 xu1 ming2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

long6 dak1 heoi1 ming4

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to not live up to one's illustrious reputation

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