徒有其名 tú yǒu qí míng
tú yǒu qí míng
set phrase
with an undeserved reputation; unwarranted fame; nowhere near as good as he's made out to be
Domain: Idiom 成语
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- 卷一百六十八 志第一百二十一 職官八 Volume 168 Treatises 121: Offical Posts 8 History of Song 宋史 — count: 1
- 卷二百二十六 列傳第一百十四 海瑞 丘橓 呂坤 郭正域 Volume 226 Biographies 114: Hai Rui, Qiu Shun, Lu Kun, Guo Zhengyu History of Ming 明史 — count: 1