滥竽充数
书籍:汉英成语词典
更新时间:2018-12-03 22:10:40
出处:按学科分类—语言、文字 中国对外翻译出版公司《汉英成语词典》第216页(292字)
比喻没有本领的人冒充有本领,混在里面凑数;也可表示自谦,例甄选职员一定要求真才实学,任人唯贤,不可滥竽充数。
People with real talent and learning must be chosen for jobs-in other words,people must be appointed on their merits.Incompetent people must not be employed merely to make up the numbers.