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名從主人

míngcóngzhǔrén

ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄨˇ ㄖㄣˊ

Simplified 名从主人

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  1. 1(idiom) to refer to sth by the name its owners use
  2. 2to refer to a place by the name its inhabitants use (e.g. refer to Seoul as 首爾|首尔[Shou3 er3] rather than 漢城|汉城[Han4 cheng2])

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