正名

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to replace the current name or title of sth with a new one that reflects its true nature · rectification of names (a tenet of Confucian philosophy)

Meanings

  1. to replace the current name or title of sth with a new one that reflects its true nature
  2. rectification of names (a tenet of Confucian philosophy)

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