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名不副实 (名不副實)

míng bù fù shí

Definition

  1. the name does not reflect the reality (idiom); more in name than in fact
  2. Reality does not live up to the name.
  3. Excellent theory, but the practice does not bear it out.

Character Decomposition

名
=
夕
+
口
不
=
丆
+
卜
副
=
畐
+
刂
实
=
宀
+
头

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