Understanding Chinese starts with simple characters, grows to phrases, and finally idioms. Learn 「名不符實」 today for free with this guide.
Today, we explore the idiom 「名不符實」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.
The reputation does not match the reality.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
míng bù fú shí
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
ming4/meng2 bat1 fu4 sat6
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