名不虛傳 - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
name; fame; to describe name; fame; to describe; place |
not; no | devoid of content; void; false devoid of content; void; false; empty; vain |
to pass on; to spread; to transmit to pass on; to spread; to transmit; to infect; to transfer; to circulate; to conduct (electricity); biography | ||
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| trad. (名不虛傳) | 名 | 不 | 虛 | 傳 | |
| simp. (名不虚传) | 名 | 不 | 虚 | 传 | |
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): míngbùxūchuán
- (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄩ ㄔㄨㄢˊ
- Cantonese (Jyutping): ming4 bat1 heoi1 cyun4
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: míngbùxūchuán
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄩ ㄔㄨㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: míngbùsyuchuán
- Wade–Giles: ming2-pu4-hsü1-chʻuan2
- Yale: míng-bù-syū-chwán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mingbushiuchwan
- Palladius: минбусюйчуань (minbusjujčuanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /miŋ³⁵ pu⁵¹ ɕy⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ming4 bat1 heoi1 cyun4
- Yale: mìhng bāt hēui chyùhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: ming4 bat7 hoey1 tsyn4
- Guangdong Romanization: ming4 bed1 hêu1 qun4
- Sinological IPA (key): /mɪŋ²¹ pɐt̚⁵ hɵy̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰyːn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
名不虛傳
- to live up to one's illustrious reputation