名副其实
míng fù qí shí
worthy of the name
Character by character
名míng
name
name
副fù
matches
matches
其qí
its
its
实shí
reality
reality
Example
他是一位名副其实的专家。
He's an expert in every sense of the word.
Tone: positive (praise).
Usage and origin
Usually 名副其实的 + noun; 副 means 'to match', and 名不副实 is the opposite.
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