- 名不正则言不顺 míngbùzhèngzéyánbùshùn if the name is not right, then the words will not flowIf 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|論語|lun2 yu3]]
- 正则参数 zhèngzécānshù regular parametrization
- 正则表达式 zhèngzébiǎodáshì regular expressiona sequence of characters that specifies a search pattern in computing