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Dictionary Entry: 名从主人

Word
Pinyin
名从主人
míng cóng zhǔ rén

(idiom) to refer to sth by the name its owners use ꞏ 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 Entries of 名从主人