名不副實
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Chinese[edit]
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 | ||
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trad. (名不副實) | 名 | 不 | 副 | 實 | |
simp. (名不副实) | 名 | 不 | 副 | 实 |
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- 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/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- 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/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom[edit]
名不副實
- 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