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. 辨正名义，使名实相符。
  2. 官吏中的正职，不同于副职或临时代理。

重編國語辭典

  1. 官吏中的正职，不同于副职或临时代理
  2. 官方名称
  3. 对一个事物，採用正当合理的名称
  4. 辨正名义，使名实相符

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