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Home / Idiom / 名不副实

the name does not reflect the reality (idiom); more in name than in fact · Reality does not live up to the name. · Excellent theory, but the practice does not bear it out.

名不副实
míng bù fù shí
m+íng·2nd toneb+ù·4th tonef+ù·4th tonesh+í·2nd tone
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Synonyms
with an undeserved reputation (idiom); unwarranted fame · nowhere near as good as he's made out to be徒有虚名tú yǒu xū míng(idiom) to exaggerate; to overstate the facts言过其实yán guò qí shílit. has a name but no reality (idiom); exists only in name · nominal有名无实yǒu míng wú shíit is hard to live up to a great reputation盛名难副shèng míng nán fùlit. 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滥竽充数làn yú chōng shùthe name does not correspond to reality (idiom); it doesn't live up to its reputation名不符实míng bù fú shí
Antonyms
not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom) · aptly named · worthy of the name名副其实míng fù qí shí
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