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

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: míngbùfùshí [Phonetic: míngbúfùshí]
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄨˋ ㄕˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: míngbùfùshíh
    • Wade–Giles: ming²-pu⁴-fu⁴-shih²
    • Yale: míng-bù-fù-shŕ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mingbufuhshyr
    • Palladius: минбуфуши (minbufuši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /miŋ³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ fu⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ming⁴ bat¹ fu³ sat⁶
    • Yale: mìhng bāt fu saht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ming⁴ bat⁷ fu³ sat⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ming⁴ bed¹ fu³ sed⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɪŋ²¹ pɐt̚⁵ fuː³³ sɐt̚²/

Idiom

名不副實

1. 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)