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名不虚传

míng bù xū chuán

4-character word Traditional 名不虛傳

What 名不虚传 means

1. idiomto live up to one's famous name; its reputation is well deserved

The characters in 名不虚传

• 名míngname; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners)
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 虚xūemptiness; void; abstract theory or guiding principles
• 传chuánto pass on; to spread; to transmit

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