- 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 (名): name; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners); famous; classifier for people
- 不 (不): no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
- 副 (副): secondary; auxiliary; deputy; assistant; vice-; abbr. for 副詞|副词 adverb; classifier for pairs, sets of things & facial expressions
- 实 (實): real; true; honest; really; solid; fruit; seed; definitely
Resources
- Wiktionary: 名不副实
- MDBG: 名不副实
- Examples with 名不副实 on Tatoeba
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