不孚众望 bù fú zhòng wàng

DEFINITIONS

  1. not living up to expectations (idiom)
  2. failing to inspire confidence among people
  3. unpopular

CHARACTERS

不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
孚 fú brood over eggs; have confidence
众 zhòng
HSK 4
multitude, crowd; masses, public
望 wàng
HSK 2
to look at, look forward; to hope, expect