枉担虚名 — “To have an undeserved or empty reputation”
枉担虚名 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have an undeserved or empty reputation”. To hold a title or position without corresponding ability or substance. Literally, “To bear an empty name in vain”.
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枉担虚名 Pronunciation and Pinyin
枉担虚名 Character Breakdown
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他在团队中虽然是项目负责人，但实际上从不参与决策，同事们都觉得他是在枉担虚名。
Although he is the project leader in the team, he never participates in decision-making; his colleagues all feel that he bears an empty name in vain.
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More idioms starting with 枉
- wǎng枉shǐ使xīn心jī机to scheme in vain
- wǎng枉kān勘xū虚zhāo招extract a false confession
- wǎng枉kǒu口jiáo嚼shé舌maliciously spread rumors and stir up trouble
- wǎng枉kǒu口bá拔shé舌speak maliciously and spread rumors
- wǎng枉kǒu口kuáng诳shé舌speak falsely and deceitfully
- wǎng枉mò墨jiǎo矫shéng绳distort or violate established rules
- wǎng枉chǐ尺zhí直xún寻yield a little to gain much
- wǎng枉jǐ己zhèng正rén人criticize others while flawed oneself
- wǎng枉qǔ曲zhí直còu凑stubbornly follow a rigid course
- wǎng枉fǎ法xùn徇sī私bend the law for personal gain
- wǎng枉fǎ法yíng营sī私bend the law for personal gain
- wǎng枉wù物nán难xiāo消Ill-gotten gains bring trouble
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Open the tool →Questions about 枉担虚名
What does 枉担虚名 mean?
枉担虚名 (wǎng dān xū míng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have an undeserved or empty reputation”.
How do you pronounce 枉担虚名?
枉担虚名 is pronounced wǎng dān xū míng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 枉担虚名 literally mean?
Literally, 枉担虚名 means “to bear an empty name in vain”. It is used to mean “to have an undeserved or empty reputation”.
What is the Chinese definition of 枉担虚名?
枉：徒然。白白占有名位，形同虚设；空有其名并无实际内容