名从主人

míng cóng zhǔ rén

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Definitions

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 首尔shǒu ěr rather than 汉城hàn chéng)

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Child Words of 名从主人

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