虛有其表

heoi1 jau5 kei4 biu2

looks impressive but is worthless (idiom) · not as good as it looks · a reputation with no substance

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. looks impressive but is worthless (idiom)
  2. not as good as it looks
  3. a reputation with no substance

Written Forms

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