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Here, we present the idiom 「實至名歸」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.

Shi: actual achievement; Zhi: to reach; Ming: reputation; Gui: to arrive. If you have real knowledge, skills or achievements, you will naturally have a reputation.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

shí zhì míng guī

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

sat6 ji3 ming4 gwai1

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