土龍芻狗tǔ lóng chú gǒuclay dragon and straw dog—hollow reputation without basis;be sth more in name than in reality; the name falls short of the reality
? 曹丕篡弒，自立為帝，是猶～之有名也。(《三國志·蜀志·杜微傳》) Cao Pi murdered the emperor and usurped the throne. But he was like the clay dragon or straw dog,the name falling short of the reality. 土龍芻狗tǔ lónɡ chú ɡǒu芻：草。用泥巴捏的龍，用草捆扎的狗。比喻徒有虛名，名不副實。hollow reputation without use, be sth. more in name than in reality |