濫竽充數

laam6 jyu4 cung1 sou3

lit. to play the yu 竽 mouth organ to make up numbers (idiom); fig. to make up the numbers with inferior products · to masquerade as having an ability · token member of a group

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. lit. to play the yu 竽 mouth organ to make up numbers (idiom); fig. to make up the numbers with inferior products
  2. to masquerade as having an ability
  3. token member of a group

Written Forms

濫竽充數Traditional · Main Form
滥竽充数Alternate Form

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