







名贸实易 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be alike in name or appearance but fundamentally different in nature or substance; superficial similarity hiding an essential distinction”. Literally, “Alike in name, different in substance”.

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Open the tool →名贸实易 (míng mào shí yì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be alike in name or appearance but fundamentally different in nature or substance; superficial similarity hiding an essential distinction”.
名贸实易 is pronounced míng mào shí yì in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 名贸实易 means “Alike in name, different in substance”. It is used to mean “to be alike in name or appearance but fundamentally different in nature or substance; superficial similarity hiding an essential distinction”.
贸:齐等;易:变易。指名称相似,实质不同。