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不孚眾望

简不孚众望 · 繁不孚眾望

Mandarin · pinyin bù fú zhòng wàng

not living up to expectations (idiom)
failing to inspire confidence among people
unpopular

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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
孚: fú · brood over eggs; have confidence
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望: wàng · to look at, look forward; to hope, expect
众: zhòng · multitude, crowd; masses, public

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4–2–4–4 · bu4 fu2 zhong4 wang4

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