Daily Chinese Idiom Puzzle Game
名副其实 (míng fù qí shí)
The name matches the reality; to be worthy of the name.
Literal: name matches its reality
His achievements are truly worthy of his reputation as a top scientist.
Think about someone who is exactly as good as their title suggests.
It involves the idea of 'name' and 'reality' being in agreement.
The idiom 名副其实 (míng fù qí shí) is a widely-used Chinese expression meaning The name matches the reality; to be worthy of the name.. Literally, each character means: name matches its reality.
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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