- 名正言顺 míngzhèngyánshùn perfectly justified(idiom) right and proper; to be perfectly legitimate or justified because one has the proper status or reasoning; describes something done in a way that is logically or morally sound. Derived from a passage in the [[论语|論語|lun2 yu3]] (Analects) suggesting that if names are not correct, then language will not be in accord with the truth of things
- 正言厉色 zhèngyánlìsè to be solemn and stern(idiom) speaking with serious words and a severe expression; strict and unsmiling
- 名不正言不顺 míngbùzhèngyánbùshùn if the name is not right, then one's words will not be proper(of a title, claim, etc.) illegitimate or improper, so that what one says or does lacks authority or logic