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