danh bất hư truyền

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 名不虛傳.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zajŋ̟˧˧ ʔɓət̚˧˦ hɨ˧˧ t͡ɕwiən˨˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [jɛɲ˧˧ ʔɓək̚˦˧˥ hɨ˧˧ ʈwiəŋ˦˩]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [jan˧˧ ʔɓək̚˦˥ hɨ˧˧ ʈ⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩]

    Idiom

    danh bất truyền

    1. (one's) reputation is well merited