虚有其表 (虛有其表) xū yǒu qí biǎo
xū yǒu qí biǎo
set phrase
impressive appearance but void of substance
Domain: Idiom 成语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '虛有其表'; Guoyu '虛有其表')
Word is mentioned most frequently in
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- 卷三十五 唐書11: 明宗本紀一 Volume 35 Book of Later Tang 11: Mingzong Annals 1 Old History of the Five Dynasties 舊五代史 — count: 1
- 卷五十八 唐書34: 列傳十 趙光逢 鄭玨 崔協 李琪 蕭頃 Volume 58 Book of Later Tang 34: Biographies 10 - Zhao Guangfeng, Zheng Jue, Cui Xie, Li Qi, Xiao Qing Old History of the Five Dynasties 舊五代史 — count: 1
- 卷一百二十三 周書14: 列傳三 高行周 安審琦 安審暉 安審信 李從敏 鄭仁誨 張彥成 安叔千 宋彥筠 Volume 123 Book of Later Zhou 25: Biographies 3 - Gao Xingzhou, An Shenqi, An Shenhui, An Shenxin, Li Congmin, Zheng Renhui, Zhang Yancheng, An Shuqian, Song Yanyun Old History of the Five Dynasties 舊五代史 — count: 1
Collocations
- 虚有其表耳 (虛有其表耳) 彼虛有其表耳 — Old History of the Five Dynasties 舊五代史, 卷三十五 唐書11: 明宗本紀一 Volume 35 Book of Later Tang 11: Mingzong Annals 1 — count: 2