正名

zhèngmíng
  1. to replace the current name or title of sth with a new one that reflects its true nature
  2. rectification of names (a tenet of Confucian philosophy)

CEDICT

  1. (philosophy, especially Confucianism) the rectification of names
  2. official name
  3. official title, official post
  4. the rectification of names
  5. to replace the current name or title of something with a new one that reflects its true nature; to restore one's name

Wiktionary

  1. 辨正名義，使名實相符。
  2. 官吏中的正職，不同於副職或臨時代理。

重編國語辭典

  1. 官吏中的正職，不同於副職或臨時代理
  2. 官方名稱
  3. 對一個事物，採用正當合理的名稱
  4. 辨正名義，使名實相符

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 正 zhèng
  1. straight
  2. upright
  3. proper
  4. main
  5. principal
  6. to correct
  7. to rectify
  8. exactly
  9. just (at that time)
  10. right (in that place)
  11. (math.) positive
2 名 míng
  1. name
  2. noun (part of speech)
  3. place (e.g. among winners)
  4. famous
  5. classifier for people