盛名之下，其實難副
shèng​míng​zhī​xià​qí​shí​nán​fù

hard to live up to one's reputation

  • created sense approved 盛名之下，其实难副/盛名之下，其實難副 · shèng​míng​zhī​xià​qí​shí​nán​fù · hard to live up to one's reputation — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    盛名之下，其实难副 / 盛名之下，其實難副

    shèng​míng​zhī​xià​qí​shí​nán​fù

    hard to live up to one's reputation

    it is difficult to live up to a great reputation; a great reputation is often hard to match in reality

    盛名 (literal) → 盛名 · shèng​míng · great reputation 之下 (literal) → 之下 · zhī​xià · under; less than ， (non_chinese) 其实 (literal) → 其实/其實 · qí​shí · actually 难 (literal) → 难/難 · nán · difficult 副 (literal) → 副 · fù · to correspond

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    created sense