名不副實 — ming2 bu4 fu4 shi2 — Chinese Dictionary

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Definitions4 characters

ming² bu⁴ fu⁴ shi²

the name does not reflect the reality (idiom); more in name than in fact/Reality does not live up to the name./Excellent theory, but the practice does not bear it out.

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Pronunciations

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實

As word

1

ming²

the name does not reflect the reality (idiom); more in name than in fact/Reality does not live up to the name./Excellent theory, but the practice does not bear it out.

2

bu⁴

the name does not reflect the reality (idiom); more in name than in fact/Reality does not live up to the name./Excellent theory, but the practice does not bear it out.

3

fu⁴

the name does not reflect the reality (idiom); more in name than in fact/Reality does not live up to the name./Excellent theory, but the practice does not bear it out.

4

shi²

the name does not reflect the reality (idiom); more in name than in fact/Reality does not live up to the name./Excellent theory, but the practice does not bear it out.