名存實亡

Chinese

 
name; fame; to describe
name; fame; to describe; place
 
exist; deposit; store
exist; deposit; store; keep; survive
 
real; true; honest
real; true; honest; really; solid
to die; to perish
trad. (名存實亡) 名 存 實 亡
simp. (名存实亡) 名 存 实 亡

Pronunciation



Rime
Character 名 存 實 亡
Reading # 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1
Initial (聲) 明 (4) 從 (15) 船 (27) 明 (4)
Final (韻) 清 (121) 魂 (55) 眞 (48) 陽 (106)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø) Checked (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Closed Open Closed
Division (等) III I III III
Fanqie 武并切 徂尊切 神質切 武方切
Baxter mjieng dzwon zyit mjang
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/miᴇŋ/ /d͡zuən/ /ʑiɪt̚/ /mʉɐŋ/
Pan
Wuyun
/miɛŋ/ /d͡zuon/ /ʑit̚/ /mʷiɐŋ/
Shao
Rongfen
/miæŋ/ /d͡zuən/ /ʑjet̚/ /miuɑŋ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/miajŋ/ /d͡zwən/ /ʑit̚/ /muaŋ/
Li
Rong
/miɛŋ/ /d͡zuən/ /d͡ʑiĕt̚/ /miuaŋ/
Wang
Li
/mĭɛŋ/ /d͡zuən/ /d͡ʑĭĕt̚/ /mĭwaŋ/
Bernard
Karlgren
/mi̯ɛŋ/ /d͡zʱuən/ /d͡ʑʰi̯ĕt̚/ /miwaŋ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
míng cún shí wáng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
ming4 cyun4 sat6 mong4

Idiom

名存實亡

  1. to remain existing in name but no longer in reality; now nominal

See also

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