名从主人
Word
(idiom) to refer to sth by the name its owners use
- Traditional
- 名從主人
míng cóng zhǔ rén
ming2cong2zhu3ren2Meaning
- (idiom) to refer to sth by the name its owners use CC-CEDICT
- 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)) CC-CEDICT