It's hard to live up to its reputation(shèng míng zhī xià，qí shí nán fù)

It's hard to live up to its reputation

In fact, it's a Chinese idiom. The Pinyin is sh è NGM í ngzh ī Xi à, Q í sh í n á NF ù, which means that a person of great reputation can hardly match his actual talent and virtue with his reputation. Naming is often more likely than actual. Used to show modesty or self-awareness.

Detailed explanation

Sheng: chief; Deputy: commensurate.

synonymous

It's not worthy of the name, it's empty, it's empty

Antisense

It is worthy of the name

Allusion

"The music of spring, and will be few; under the reputation, in fact, it is difficult to match." (the biography of Huang Qiong in the book of the later Han Dynasty), "at that time, Yang Hou of Guanghan and Huang Qiong of Jiangxia were recruited. Joan, the son of Xiang. After being very thick, it took 350 years for Yu, Chen and Han Dynasties to give up and worship Yilang. As soon as Qiong arrived, Li Gu wrote a book and said, "a gentleman is a Boyi pass, but Liu Xiahui is disrespectful. Whether it is fair or not, the sages will live in the treasure. If Cheng wants to sleep in the mountains and settle in the valley, he will be able to trace the nest and the cause. If he wants to assist the government and the people, it is the right time. Since the birth of the people, there has been less good governance and more disorderly customs, so it is necessary to treat the emperor of Yao and shun. It's often said that "a person who is weak is easy to lack, and a person who is weak is easy to pollute." It's hard to live up to its reputation. Near Luyang, when Fan Jun was enlisted, at the beginning of his arrival, the imperial court set up altar seats to treat the gods. Although there was no great difference, there was no lack of what he did and what he did. And those who slandered Bu Liu and reduced it at the right time had a deep reputation! Therefore, it is generally said that "being a scholar is pure stealing the false voice.". May Mr. Wang Yuanmo praise you so much that you will be amazed by your words Qiong arrived, worshipped Yilang, and moved a little to be a minister. In the past, Qiong followed her father in Taige, where she used to see stories. Later, she took up her post, trained as an official Cao, disputed the court, and could not resist seizing. The number of sparse words and things, on the quite adopted (Zizhi Tongjian · Hanji 43 · filial piety to Emperor Shang · Yongjian 2nd year)

Examples

"But when Chuang Wang knew his brother's name, he treated each other sincerely and gave advice, he boasted too much. The ancients said: "to." (Yao xueyin, Li Zicheng, Vol.2, Chapter 47)

Chinese PinYin : shèng míng zhī xià，qí shí nán fù