名不正则言不顺 míngbùzhèngzéyánbùshùn if the name is not right, then the words will not flow Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 名不正则言不顺 名不正則言不順 míngbùzhèngzéyánbùshùn if the name is not right, then the words will not flow If a title or status is not proper or legitimate, then whatever is said will not sound reasonable or be persuasive; originates from the 论语 lúnyǔ Frequency Written text 0.038 per million Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
名不正则言不顺 名不正則言不順 míngbùzhèngzéyánbùshùn if the name is not right, then the words will not flow If a title or status is not proper or legitimate, then whatever is said will not sound reasonable or be persuasive; originates from the 论语 lúnyǔ Frequency Written text 0.038 per million Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
