名 从 主 人

míng cóng zhǔ réndictionary entry

(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[Shǒu ěr] rather than 漢城|汉城[Hàn chéng])

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

名從主人 名从主人 [ming2 cong2 zhu3 ren2] /(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] rather than 漢城|汉城[Han4 cheng2])/

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名从主人

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