míng​bù​zhèng​yán​bù​shùn

if the name is not right, then one's words will not be proper

Senses

名不正言不顺/ 名不正言不順 míng​bù​zhèng​yán​bù​shùn 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

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