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名副其實
  ming4 fu3 kei4 sat6   jyutping
  ming2 fu4 qi2 shi2   pinyin
to live up to one's name; be worthy of the name; not just in name, but also in reality


Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
名副其實 / 名副其实

This word was added by tym on 4th Mar 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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 meng4 ming4 meng4*2 ming4*2  ming2  -  name, title
 fu3 pik1  fou4 bi4 fu4  -  [1] [v] assist [2] secondary; auxiliary; subsi
 kei4 gei1 gei3  qi2 ji1  -  he; she; it
 sat6  shi2 zhi1  -  real; true; actual; practically

*** The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate ***


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