名不副实
Traditional form:
名不副實
Pinyin (reading):
míngbùfùshí
Definitions:
- 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.
Characters:
- 名 - name; position, rank, title
- 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
- 副 - to assist, to supplement; assistant; secondary; auxiliary
- 实 - real, true; honest, sincere
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