Free Chinese learning, tailored for you! This series highlights idioms and proverbs, useful in many contexts. Let’s explain 「徒負虛名」 and how it’s used.
We’re presenting the idiom 「徒負虛名」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.
Empty reputation. It means being in name only. Same as “in name only”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
tú fù xū míng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
tou4 fu6 heui1 ming4/meng2
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.
