虚有其表 (虛有其表)
xū yǒu qí biǎo
Pinyin
Definition
虚有其表 (虛有其表)
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- looks impressive but is worthless (idiom)
- not as good as it looks
- a reputation with no substance
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 to have
- 2 there is
- 3 there are
- 4 to exist
- 5 to be
- 1 haven't
- 2 hasn't
- 3 doesn't exist
- 4 to not have
- 5 to not be
- 1 his
- 2 her
- 3 its
- 4 their
- 5 that
- 6 such
- 7 it (refers to sth preceding it)
- 1 among
- 2 in
- 3 included among these
Idioms (20)
一无所有
- 1 not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking
- 2 without two sticks to rub together
三人行,必有我师
- 1 lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)
- 2 you have sth to learn from everyone
三生有幸
- 1 the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom)
- 2 (courteous language) it's my good fortune...
三缄其口
- 1 (idiom) reluctant to speak about it
- 2 tight-lipped
上下其手
- 1 to raise and lower one's hand (idiom); to signal as conspiratorial hint
- 2 fig. conspiring to defraud