滥竽充数

MEANING

1. 壹动verb

   lit. to play the yu 竽 mouth organ to make up numbers (idiom); fig. to make up the numbers with inferior products

   • tālànyúchōngshù,gēnběnbúhuìchànggē.

     他滥竽充数，根本不会唱歌。🔊

     He was just filling a position without deserving it; he fundamentally couldn't sing at all.

2. 貳动verb

   to masquerade as having an ability

   • tālànyúchōngshù,gēnběnbúhuìchànggē.

     他滥竽充数，根本不会唱歌。🔊

     He was a mediocre musician posing as a talented one; he fundamentally couldn't sing at all.

3. 參动verb

   token member of a group

   • tālànyúchōngshù,shénmedōubúhuì.

     他滥竽充数，什么都不会。🔊

     He is just a mediocre member who fills a quota and doesn't know how to do anything.