名不符實

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Chinese

name; fame; to describe
name; fame; to describe; place
 
not; no
mark; sign; talisman
mark; sign; talisman; to seal; to correspond (to); tally; symbol; written charm; to coincide
 
real; true; honest
real; true; honest; really; solid
 
trad. (名不符實)
simp. (名不符实)

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名不符實

  1. Synonym of 名不副實 / 名不副实 (míngbùfùshí, the name falls short of the reality; to be unworthy of the name)