名副其实 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• not just in name only, but also in reality
• aptly named
• worthy of the name

Character by character

• 名míngname; position, rank, title
• 副fùto assist, to supplement; assistant; secondary; au
• 其qíhis, her, its, their; that
• 实shíreal, true; honest, sincere

Idioms sharing a character

• 一举成名 yī jǔ chéng míng
• 久仰大名 jiǔ yǎng dà míng
• 人如其名 rén rú qí míng
• 冒名顶替 mào míng dǐng tì
• 功名利禄 gōng míng lì lù
• 功成名就 gōng chéng míng jiù
• 名不副实 míng bù fù shí
• 名不符实 míng bù fú shí
• 名不虚传 míng bù xū chuán
• 名利双收 míng lì shuāng shōu

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