名不虛傳

See also: 名不虚传

Chinese

		name; fame; to describe name; fame; to describe; place	not; no	devoid of content; void; false devoid of content; void; false; empty; vain	to pass on; to spread; to transmit to pass on; to spread; to transmit; to infect; to transfer; to circulate; to conduct (electricity); biography
trad. (名不虛傳)		名	不	虛	傳
simp. (名不虚传)		名	不	虚	传

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): míngbùxūchuán

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄩ ㄔㄨㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ming⁴ bat¹ heoi¹ cyun⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: míngbùxūchuán
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄩ ㄔㄨㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: míngbùsyuchuán
    • Wade–Giles: ming²-pu⁴-hsü¹-chʻuan²
    • Yale: míng-bù-syū-chwán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mingbushiuchwan
    • Palladius: минбусюйчуань (minbusjujčuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /miŋ³⁵ pu⁵¹ ɕy⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ming⁴ bat¹ heoi¹ cyun⁴
    • Yale: mìhng bāt hēui chyùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ming⁴ bat⁷ hoey¹ tsyn⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ming⁴ bed¹ hêu¹ qun⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɪŋ²¹ pɐt̚⁵ hɵy̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰyːn²¹/

Idiom

名不虛傳

1. to live up to one's illustrious reputation

Antonyms

• 浪得虛名／浪得虚名 (làngdéxūmíng)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (名不虛傳):

• → Korean: 명불허전(名不虛傳) (myeongbulheojeon)
• → Vietnamese: danh bất hư truyền (名不虛傳)