làn yú chōng shù
lit. to play the yu 竽 mouth organ to make up numbers (idiom); fig. to make up the numbers with inferior products
to masquerade as having an ability; token member of a group
滥
làn
overflowing
竽
yú
free reed wind instrument similar to the sheng 笙[sheng1], used in ancient China
充
chōng
sufficient; full
数
shù
number; figure