Characters

• 虚 (虛): emptiness; void; abstract theory or guiding principles; empty or unoccupied; diffident or timid; false; humble or modest; (of health) weak; virtual; in vain
• 有 (有): to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)
• 其 (其): his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)
• 表 (表): exterior surface; family relationship via females; to show (one's opinion); a model; a table (listing information); a form; a meter (measuring sth)

Resources

• Wiktionary: 虚有其表
• MDBG: 虚有其表
• Examples with 虚有其表 on Tatoeba

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