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TOPIK 5adjective

명실상부하다

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명실상부해요 · 명실상부했어요 · 명실상부한 (+noun)

living up to its name; truly so, in name and in fact

Example

그는 명실상부한 한국 최고의 배우예요.

He is truly, in every sense, Korea's best actor.

Word parts

명 name실 reality상 mutual부 match

Literally 'name and reality match each other.'

Good to know

The opposite of 유명무실; usually 명실상부한 + noun or 명실상부하게.