hữu danh vô thực

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (Northern Vietnam, obsolete) hữu danh vô thật
  • (Southern Vietnam, obsolete) hữu danh vô thiệt

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 有名無實 (“merely nominal”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hiw˦ˀ˥ zajŋ̟˧˧ vo˧˧ tʰɨk̚˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [hɨw˧˨ jɛɲ˧˧ vow˧˧ tʰɨk̚˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [hɨw˨˩˦ jan˧˧ vow˧˧ tʰɨk̚˨˩˨] ~ [hɨw˨˩˦ jan˧˧ jow˧˧ tʰɨk̚˨˩˨]

    Adjective

    hữu danh vô thực

    1. having well-known style but no substance; existing only in the name
      Thằng đó thuộc dạng hữu danh vô thực.
      That hack's got only the name to himself.
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