hữu danh vô thực
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Vietnamese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (Northern Vietnam, obsolete) hữu danh vô thật
- (Southern Vietnam, obsolete) hữu danh vô thiệt
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 有名無實 (“merely nominal”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hiw˦ˀ˥ zajŋ̟˧˧ vo˧˧ tʰɨk̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [hɨw˧˨ jɛɲ˧˧ vow˧˧ tʰɨk̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [hɨw˨˩˦ jan˧˧ vow˧˧ tʰɨk̚˨˩˨] ~ [hɨw˨˩˦ jan˧˧ jow˧˧ tʰɨk̚˨˩˨]
Adjective[edit]
- having well-known style but no substance; existing only in the name
- Thằng đó thuộc dạng hữu danh vô thực.
- That hack's got only the name to himself.