名从主人

míng cóng zhǔ rén

Definitionen

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[shǒu ěr] rather than 漢城|汉城[hàn chéng])

Bestandteilwörter von 名从主人

• 主 zhǔ: owner
• 主人 zhǔ rén: master
• 人 rén: person; people
• 名 míng: name