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 ㄒㄩㄔㄨㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ming⁴ bat¹ heoi¹ cyun⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: míngbùxūchuán
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄩㄔㄨㄢˊ
  - 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

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)

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