Meaning of 滥竽充数
滥竽充数 means to be there just to make up the number; to pass oneself off as one of the experts without real competence; to pass off inferior goods as quality ones; to mix the spurious with the genuine. Pronounced làn yú chōng shù.
- to be there just to make up the number; to pass oneself off as one of the experts without real competence
- to pass off inferior goods as quality ones; to mix the spurious with the genuine
Definitions & Examples
Wǒ我
zài在
zhè这
gè个
zhuān专
jiā家
tuán团
duì队
lǐ里
zhǐ只
shì是
làn滥
yú竽
chōng充
shù数
。
I'm just here to make up the numbers in this expert team.
Tā他
gēn根
běn本
bù不
dǒng懂
yīn音
yuè乐
，
zhǐ只
shì是
zài在
yuè乐
duì队
lǐ里
làn滥
yú竽
chōng充
shù数
。
He doesn't understand music at all; he's just filling a spot in the band.
Zhè这
wèi位
suǒ所
wèi谓
de的
gù顾
wèn问
qí其
shí实
bù不
guò过
shì是
làn滥
yú竽
chōng充
shù数
bà罢
le了
。
This so-called consultant is actually nothing but an impostor making up the numbers.