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名从主人

míng cóng zhǔ rén

4-character word Traditional 名從主人

What 名从主人 means

1. idiomto refer to sth by the name its owners use
2. to refer to a place by the name its inhabitants use (e.g. refer to Seoul as {首尔|Shǒu ěr} rather than {汉城|Hàn chéng})

The characters in 名从主人

• 名míngname; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners)
• 从cóngfrom; through; via; (bound form) to follow; (bound form) to obey
• 主zhǔowner; master; host
• 人rénperson; people