名不副實

Chinese

		name; fame; to describe name; fame; to describe; place	not; no	secondary; auxiliary; deputy secondary; auxiliary; deputy; assistant; vice-; (measure word for a pair)	real; true; honest real; true; honest; really; solid
trad. (名不副實)		名	不	副	實
simp. (名不副实)		名	不	副	实

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): míngbùfùshí

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄨˋ ㄕˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ming⁴ bat¹ fu³ sat⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: míngbùfùshí [Phonetic: míngbúfùshí]
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄨˋ ㄕˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mingbufuhshy
  - IPA ^(key): /miŋ³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ fu⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ming⁴ bat¹ fu³ sat⁶
  - Yale: mìhng bāt fu saht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ming⁴ bat⁷ fu³ sat⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ming⁴ bed¹ fu³ sed⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /mɪŋ²¹ pɐt̚⁵ fuː³³ sɐt̚²/

Idiom

名不副實

the name does not reflect the reality; more in name than in reality; to be unworthy of the name; to fall short of one's reputation

Synonyms

名不符實／名不符实 (míngbùfúshí)
名不當實／名不当实
有名無實／有名无实 (yǒumíngwúshí)

Antonyms

名副其實／名副其实 (míngfùqíshí)
名實相副／名实相副 (míngshíxiāngfù)

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