be more in name than in reality(míng bù fù shí)

be more in name than in reality

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is m í NGB ù f ù sh í, which means fame or name does not match reality. It has a false name. It comes from Fu on parrot and the chronicles of characters · Xiaonan.

Idiom explanation

Deputy: match, match. Reputation or name does not match reality. It has a false name.

The origin of Idioms

In Fu on parrot written by Li Heng of Han Dynasty, it is said that "if you are not afraid of the name and the reality, you can be shameful and talented." Liu Shao, Wei of the Three Kingdoms, wrote in the annals of characters: the person who is in love is not worthy of the name, and it is effective to use it

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: empty name antonym: worthy of the name

Idiom usage

In Mao Zedong's Jinggangshan struggle: "the people's political power at the county, district and township levels is generally organized, but ～."

Idiom story

Once upon a time, there was a man who named his eldest son as thief and his younger son as beat. The two sons were smart and capable, and they were deeply loved by their parents. One day, the eldest son took a hoe and went to the field to weed. His mother worried that he was wearing too thin, so she called the thief. The officials thought the thief was a thief, so they caught him. Her mother called for a fight to explain and yelled for a fight, so the officials beat the thief.

Chinese PinYin : míng bù fù shí