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名正言順

名正言順

See also: 名正言顺

Chinese

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|- ! !name; (measure word for persons); place (e.g. among winners)

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just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year

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to speak; to say; talk; word

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to obey; to follow; to arrange; to make reasonable; along; favorable

|- !trad. (名正言順) | | | | |- !simp. (名正言顺) | | | | |}

Adjective

名正言順

  1. perfectly justified/deserved