實至名隨
shí​zhì​míng​suí

fame follows merit

  • created sense approved 实至名随/實至名隨 · shí​zhì​míng​suí · fame follows merit — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    实至名随 / 實至名隨

    shí​zhì​míng​suí

    fame follows merit

    fame and reputation naturally follow when one achieves actual success or mastery

    实 (literal) → 实/實 · shí · fact 至 (literal) → 至 · zhì · to arrive 名 (literal) → 名 · míng · reputation 随 (literal) → 随/隨 · suí · to follow

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

    created sense