名正言順 míng zhèng yán shùn

perfectly legitimate; justifiable; proper

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. perfectly legitimate
  2. 2. justifiable
  3. 3. proper
  4. 4. appropriate
  5. 5. genuine
  6. 6. in a way that justifies the use of the term
  7. 7. in a way that conforms to logic

Characters

Character Meaning
名 míng HSK 1
name; famous; place (e.g. among winners)
正 zhèng HSK 2
exactly; just (at that time); right (in that place)
言 yán HSK 4
to say; to talk; speech
順 shùn
to follow; along; to obey