徒有其名

with an undeserved reputation (idiom); unwarranted fame / nowhere near as good as he's made out to be

Characters and words in 徒有其名

surname Tu

= + : Tommy Turtle (tu) has to serve a prison sentence (徒) just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2). He will have to sew black sneakers (彳) using just a Nordic walking pole (走). To learn how to do this he has been appointed apprentice (徒) to one of the prisoners having been around for a lifetime.
disciple / apprentice / believer / on foot / bare or empty / to no avail / only / prison sentence

= + : Tommy Turtle (tu) has to serve a prison sentence (徒) just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2). He will have to sew black sneakers (彳) using just a Nordic walking pole (走). To learn how to do this he has been appointed apprentice (徒) to one of the prisoners having been around for a lifetime.
disciple; apprentice; believer / on foot / bare; empty / to no avail / only / prison sentence
to have; there is / (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)

= 𠂇 + : Mnemonic symbol: confetti.

In an act of revolution, with a pair of scissors (𠂇) Maud Younger (y) is cutting a paper moon (月) into tiny pieces in the outhouse's living room (ou3). There is (有) only confetti (有) left over.
his / her / its / their / that / such / it (refers to sth preceding it)

= + : Looks like a watchtower. The Queen of Hearts is on lookout on the watchtower just inside the space station's entrance. The Eye of Providence helps her to look out for intruders. They also spread some eight balls for possible intruders to trip on.
name / noun (part of speech) / place (e.g. among winners) / famous / classifier for people

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a name badge (from 名牌).

Marilyn Monroe (mi) prepared a mandarin (口) for her bat (夕) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2) and put her little darling's name badge (名) in front of it.

Words with 徒有其名

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Sentences with 徒有其名

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