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TOPIK 6noun

명실상부

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명실상부가 · 명실상부를

being true to the name, living up to one's title in reality

Example

그는 명실상부한 한국 최고의 피아니스트입니다.

He is truly Korea's best pianist, in name and in fact.

Word parts

명 name실 reality상 mutual부 match

Literally 'name and reality match each other'.

Good to know

Almost always used as 명실상부한 + noun, meaning 'undisputed, true'.