名不副實

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Chinese

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
 
trad. (名不副實)
simp. (名不副实)

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Idiom

(deprecated template usage) 名不副實

  1. 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

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