명실상부

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 명실(名實) (myeongsil, “name and reality”) + 상부(相符) (sangbu, “fitting each other”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mjʌ̹ŋɕʰiɭsʰa̠ŋbu]
• Phonetic hangul: [명실상부]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	myeongsilsangbu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	myeongsilsangbu
McCune–Reischauer?	myŏngsilsangbu
Yale Romanization?	myengsil.sangpu

Noun

명실상부 • (myeongsilsangbu) (hanja 名實相符)

1. being worthy of one’s name; living up to one’s reputation

   Antonym: 유명무실(有名無實) (yumyeongmusil)

Usage notes

• Although occasionally used as a noun in isolation, 명실상부 (myeongsilsangbu) is generally encountered as the non-verbal element of the light verb construction 명실상부하다 (myeongsilsangbu-hada). When conveying the noun meaning, the more common form is the verbal noun 명실상부함 (myeongsilsangbu-ham).

Derived terms

• 명실상부(名實相符)하다 (myeongsilsangbuhada)

 

Adverb

명실상부 • (myeongsilsangbu) (hanja 名實相符)

1. living up to one’s reputation; (loosely) indisputably, doubtlessly, beyond all doubt

   프랑스는 명실상부 세계 패션의 중심이다.

   Peurangseu-neun myeongsilsangbu segye paesyeon-ui jungsim-ida.

   France is undoubtably the center of global fashion.