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名从主人

míng cóng zhǔ rén

Definitions

  • •(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])

Child Words of 名从主人

人
rén
主人
zhǔ rén
从
cóng
名
míng
主
zhǔ