實至名歸
shí​zhì​míng​guī

fame follows merit

  • created reference approved 实至名归/實至名歸 → 实至名随/實至名隨 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    实至名归 / 實至名歸 shí​zhì​míng​guī

    实至名随 / 實至名隨 shí​zhì​míng​suí

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 实至名归/實至名歸 · shí​zhì​míng​guī · fame follows merit — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    实至名归 / 實至名歸

    shí​zhì​míng​guī

    fame follows merit

    Having real achievements or talent, the corresponding reputation naturally follows.

    实 (literal) → 实/實 · shí · fact 至 (literal) → 至 · zhì · to arrive 名 (literal) → 名 · míng · reputation 归 (literal) → 归/歸 · guī · to return

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

    created sense