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徒拥虚名

tú yōng xū míngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
see 徒有虛名|徒有虚名[tú yǒu xū míng]
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-7f24402607151d9d. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

徒擁虛名 徒拥虚名 [tu2 yong1 xu1 ming2] /see 徒有虛名|徒有虚名[tu2 you3 xu1 ming2]/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 徒擁虛名

  • 徒
    tú

    (bound form) disciple / apprentice / believer / (derog.) wrongdoer (as in 騙徒|骗徒[piàn tú] "swindler" or 叛徒[pàn tú] "traitor" etc) / (bound form) on foot / (bound form) bare / empty / (bound form) to no avail / in vain / (bound form) merely / just / only / (bound form) prison sentence

    Tú

    surname Tu

  • 拥
    yōng

    to hold in one's arms / to embrace / to surround / to gather around / to throng / to swarm / (bound form) to support (as in 擁護|拥护[yōng hù]) / (literary) to have / to possess / Taiwan pr. [yǒng]

  • 虚
    xū

    emptiness / void / abstract theory or guiding principles / empty or unoccupied / diffident or timid / false / humble or modest / (of health) weak / virtual / in vain

  • 名
    míng

    name / noun (part of speech) / place (e.g. among winners) / famous / classifier for people

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.