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名不副实

míng bù fù shí

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.

Child Words of 名不副实

实
shí
副
fù
名
míng
不
bù