名不虚传

Traditional (Taiwan): 名不虛傳

míngbùxūchuán ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄩ ㄔㄨㄢˊ

    • to live up to one's famous name its reputation is well deserved

      idiom

Character by character

Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

Antonyms 反义词

Telling them apart

名不虚传 stresses that fame is borne out by reality and expresses admiration. 名副其实 stresses that a name or title matches the facts, and is a more neutral statement of judgment.

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