Daily Chinese Idiom Puzzle Game
名不虚传 (míng bù xū chuán)
Reputation is not false; one lives up to one's name or fame.
Literal: name not false spread
After tasting the famous dish, I had to agree it was truly delicious—the reputation was not false.
This idiom is about verifying that a good reputation is deserved.
The second character means 'not', and the third character means 'empty' or 'false'.
The idiom 名不虚传 (míng bù xū chuán) is a widely-used Chinese expression meaning Reputation is not false; one lives up to one's name or fame.. Literally, each character means: name not false spread.
Learning Chinese idioms (成语, chéngyǔ) is one of the most effective ways to improve your Chinese. Each four-character idiom packs centuries of culture and wisdom into a compact phrase.
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