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名不副實

míngbùfùshí

ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄨˋ ㄕˊ

Simplified 名不副实

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

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