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名實

简名实 · 繁名實

Mandarin · pinyin míng shí

name and reality
how sth is portrayed and what it is actually like

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名: míng · name, rank, title, position
實: shí · real, true, solid, honest
实: shí · real, true; honest, sincere

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2–2 · ming2 shi2

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noun

(philosophy) name and reality; concept and entity

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