名過其實
míng​guò​qí​shí

to have an undeserved reputation

  • created sense approved 名过其实/名過其實 · míng​guò​qí​shí · to have an undeserved reputation — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    名过其实 / 名過其實

    míng​guò​qí​shí

    to have an undeserved reputation

    to have a reputation or status that exceeds one's actual merit; to be overrated or exaggerated

    名 (literal) → 名 · míng · reputation 过 (literal) → 过/過 · guò · to exceed 其实 (literal) → 其实/其實 · qí​shí · actually

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense