Definition & Meaning

be something more in name than in reality; be unworthy of the name or title; the name falls short of the reality

Word usage

míng bù fù shí

名 不 副 实

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derogbe something more in name than in reality; be unworthy of the name or title; the name falls short of the reality
- yī wèi míng bù fù shí de jūn shì xué jiā
  一位名不副实的军事学家
  not a military expert in the real sense of the term
- fù zé chǔ lǐ zhè shì de jī gòu chéng lì qǐ lai le dàn réng míng bù fù shí
  负责处理这事的机构成立起来了，但仍名不副实。
  An organization responsible for this cause has been set up, but still more in name than reality.
synonym
míng cún shí wáng名存实亡 yǒu míng wú shí有名无实 tú yǒu xū míng徒有虚名 míng bù fú shí名不符实 míng guò qí shí名过其实 tú fù xū míng徒负虚名 shèng míng nán fù盛名难副
antonym
míng fù qí shí名副其实 dāng zhī wú kuì当之无愧 shí zhì míng guī实至名归 míng shí xiāng fù名实相副 míng shí xiāng fú名实相符 míng bù xū lì名不虚立 míng bù xū dé名不虚得

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"名不副实" is used to describe things, also to describe people.

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