(of a title, degree etc) illegitimately conferred
trad. 名不正言不順
Also written 名不正言不順【míng bu zhèng yán bu shùn】
Characters in this word
5名
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name, noun (part of speech), place (e.g. among winners), famous, classifier for people
- Pinyin
- míng
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 1479 of 2500
不
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no; not so, (bound form) not; un-
- Pinyin
- bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 9 of 2500
正
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first month of the lunar year
- Pinyin
- zhēng
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 588 of 2500
言
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words, speech, to say, to talk
- Pinyin
- yán
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 6821 of 2500
顺
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to obey, to follow, to arrange, to make reasonable, along, favorable
- Pinyin
- shùn
- Traditional
- 順
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 19020 of 2500