滥竽

濫竽
lànyú
  1. indiscriminately included in company (without any qualification)
  2. see 滥竽充数 lànyúchōngshù

CEDICT

  1. (literary) filling a position without having the necessary qualifications
  2. filling a position without having the necessary qualifications

Wiktionary

比喻没有真才实学，只是居位充数。参见「滥竽充数」条。

重編國語辭典

没有真才实学的人

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 滥 làn
  1. overflowing
  2. excessive
  3. indiscriminate
2 竽 yú free reed wind instrument similar to the sheng 笙 shēng, used in ancient China

Containing this entry

滥竽充数 lànyúchōngshù
  1. lit. to play the yu 竽 mouth organ to make up numbers (idiom); fig. to make up the numbers with inferior products
  2. to masquerade as having an ability
  3. token member of a group