名從主人

ming4 cung4 zyu2 jan4

(idiom) to refer to sth by the name its owners use · to refer to a place by the name its inhabitants use (e.g. refer to Seoul as 首爾|首尔[Shou3 er3]{sau2 ji5} rather than 漢城|汉城[Han4 cheng2]{hon3 sing4})

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. (idiom) to refer to sth by the name its owners use
  2. to refer to a place by the name its inhabitants use (e.g. refer to Seoul as 首爾|首尔[Shou3 er3]{sau2 ji5} rather than 漢城|汉城[Han4 cheng2]{hon3 sing4})

Written Forms

名從主人Traditional · Main Form
名从主人Alternate Form

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