danh bất hư truyền

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 名不虛傳.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zajŋ̟˧˧ ʔɓət̚˧˦ hɨ˧˧ t͡ɕwiən˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jɛɲ˧˧ ʔɓək̚˦˧˥ hɨ˧˧ ʈwiəŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [jan˧˧ ʔɓək̚˦˥ hɨ˧˧ ʈ⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩]

Idiom

danh bất hư truyền

1. (one's) reputation is well merited