명실상부

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Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

명실상부 (myeongsilsangbu) (hanja 名實相符)

  1. living up to one’s reputation; (loosely) indisputably, doubtlessly, beyond all doubt
    프랑스 명실상부 세계 패션 중심이다.
    Peurangseu-neun myeongsilsangbu segye paesyeon-ui jungsim-ida.
    France is undoubtably the center of global fashion.