It's hard to live up to the name
In Chinese, the Pinyin is m í ngsh í n á NF ù, which means to have a great reputation. The actual ability is not commensurate with the reputation. It comes from the biography of Huang Qiong in the book of the later Han Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
Fan Ye's biography of Huang Qiong in the book of the later Han Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty, Song Dynasty: "in the song of spring, there will be few harmonies. It's hard to live up to its reputation. "
Idiom usage
It refers to the fact that one's ability is not commensurate with one's reputation.
Examples
It's hard to live up to the name of the specialty here.
It's hard to live up to the name
moan and groan without being ill - wú bìng shēn yīn
a book which is poorly written and not worth reading - zāi lí huò zǎo
rescue the desperately poor and help those who were in difficulty - fú wēi jì jí
cut off communication with the outside world - bì kǒu què guǐ