Entry
名不副實
Source
CEDict 100318
Characters
名 不 副 實
Miscellaneous
Traditional
名不副實
Simplified
名不副实
Pinyin
ming2 bu4 fu4 shi2
English
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.
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