Understanding Chinese starts with simple characters, grows to phrases, and finally idioms. Learn 「有名亡實」 today for free with this guide.
The idiom 「有名亡實」 is the focus of our introduction today, and its explanation and application are listed below.
It is just an empty name, but it is not actually like that. Same as “in name only”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yǒu míng wáng shí
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yau5 meng2 mong4 sat6
The treasure trove of Chinese idioms is extensive, with different expressions suited for various situations. We hope these free resources will aid you in your journey to mastering Chinese.
