空くう名めい

noun

empty name; false reputation

Refers to a name or title without substance, or a reputation that is not deserved. Often used in formal or literary contexts.

• 彼かれの名めい声せいは空くう名めいに過すぎない。

  His fame is nothing but an empty name.

• その肩かた書がきは空くう名めいで、実じっ権けんはなかった。

  That title was just a false reputation; he had no real authority.