名不正言不顺

míng bu zhèng yán bu shùn

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Definitions

  1. 1. (of a title, degree etc) illegitimately conferred

Child Words of 名不正言不顺

不
bù

no; not so

名
míng

name

正
zhēng

first month of the lunar year

正
zhèng

straight

顺
shùn

to obey

不顺
bù shùn

unfavorable

言
yán

words