名過其實

Chinese

		name; fame; to describe name; fame; to describe; place	to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker) to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker); to pass; to celebrate; to live; to get along; excessively; too-	his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)	real; true; honest real; true; honest; really; solid
trad. (名過其實)		名	過	其	實
simp. (名过其实)		名	过	其	实

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): míngguòqíshí

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ming⁴ gwo³ kei⁴ sat⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: míngguòqíshí
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: míngguòcíshíh
    • Wade–Giles: ming²-kuo⁴-chʻi²-shih²
    • Yale: míng-gwò-chí-shŕ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mingguohchyishyr
    • Palladius: мингоциши (mingociši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /miŋ³⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ming⁴ gwo³ kei⁴ sat⁶
    • Yale: mìhng gwo kèih saht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ming⁴ gwo³ kei⁴ sat⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ming⁴ guo³ kéi⁴ sed⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɪŋ²¹ kʷɔː³³ kʰei̯²¹ sɐt̚²/

Idiom

名過其實

1. to have an exaggerated reputation; to fall short of one's reputation