名不副实 Chinese English dictionary 名不副实 translate 名不副实 pinyin

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名不副实

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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
名不副实 míngbùfùshí	名不副实 \| 名不副实* \| *名不副实	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.	名不副實

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Character		Tot Str Rad / Str	Mandarin Pīnyīn	Unihan Definition standalone and in compounds	Jyutping Cantonese	Variant Four corner Cangjie
名	名 \| 名* \| *名	6画口 + 3	míng	name, rank, title, position	ming4	2760.0 NIR


不	不 \| 不* \| *不	4画一 + 3	bù, fǒu, fōu	no, not; un-; negative prefix	bat1	1090.0 MF


副	副 \| 副* \| *副	11画刀刂 + 9	fù	assist; supplement; assistant	fu3	1260.0 MWLN


实	实 \| 实* \| *实	8画宀 + 5	shí	real, true; honest, sincere	sat6	實 3080 JYK

Word decomposition:

Simplified		English Definition
名不副实 míngbùfùshí	名不副实 \| 名不副实* \| *名不副实	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.


名 míng	名 \| 名* \| *名	name / noun (part of speech) / place (e.g. among winners) / famous / classifier for people


不　bù	不 \| 不* \| *不	no; not so / (bound form) not; un-


副　　fù	副 \| 副* \| *副	secondary / auxiliary / deputy / assistant / vice- / abbr. for 副詞｜副词 adverb / classifier for pairs, sets of things & facial expressions


实　　　shí	实 \| 实* \| *实	real / true / honest / really / solid / fruit / seed / definitely