循名責實
xún​míng​zé​shí

to judge based on facts

  • created sense approved 循名责实/循名責實 · xún​míng​zé​shí · to judge based on facts — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    循名责实 / 循名責實

    xún​míng​zé​shí

    to judge based on facts

    To evaluate things or people based on their actual performance or reality rather than their title or reputation; to ensure that the reality corresponds to the name or claim.

    循 (literal) → 循 · xún · to follow 名 (literal) → 名 · míng · [position] 责 (literal) → 责/責 · zé · to demand 实 (literal) → 实/實 · shí · fact

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

    created sense