浪得虚名 — Chinese idiom
浪得虚名
làng dé xū míng
Traditional: 浪得虛名
Meaning
- to have an undeserved reputation
Character by character
- 浪làngbreaker, wave; reckless, wasteful
- 得déto obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable, proper; r
- 虚xūfalse; worthless, hollow, empty; vain
- 名míngname; position, rank, title
Idioms sharing a character
- 乘风破浪 chéng fēng pò làng
- 放浪不羁 fàng làng bù jī
- 放浪形骸 fàng làng xíng hái
- 浪子回头 làng zǐ huí tóu
- 浪迹天涯 làng jì tiān yá
- 轻浪浮薄 qīng làng fú bó
- 铺张浪费 pū zhāng làng fèi
- 长风破浪 cháng fēng pò làng
- 风平浪静 fēng píng làng jìng
- 风恬浪静 fēng tián làng jìng
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