míng

common
noun

Meaning of 虚名

虚名 means empty reputation; undeserved fame; hollow prestige. Pronounced xū míng.

  • empty reputation; undeserved fame; hollow prestige

Definitions & Examples

men
yīng
gāi
shí
 
míng
 

We should be pragmatic and not pursue empty fame.

Zhè
wèi
jiào
shòu
yǒu
míng
 
bìng
shí
xué
 

This professor enjoys an undeserved reputation and possesses no real learning.

cóng
tān
míng
 
zhǐ
zhuān
zhù
yán
jiū
 

He never covets empty fame and only focuses on his research.

Zhè
ge
jiǎng
xiàng
gěi
le
hěn
de
míng
 
què
dài
lái
le
gèng
duō
 

This award brought him great empty prestige but also caused more pressure.