美其名

měiqímíng

to call it by the fine-sounding name of

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 美 Měi
  1. (bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲 Měizhōu)
  2. (bound form) USA (abbr. for 美国 Měiguó)
=1 美 měi
  1. beautiful
  2. very satisfactory; good
  3. to beautify
  4. to be pleased with oneself
=2 其 qí
  1. his
  2. her
  3. its
  4. their
  5. that
  6. such
  7. it (refers to sth preceding it)
=2 其 jī
  1. (obsolete) Used at the end of a sentence to show doubt.
  2. (obsolete) Used in personal names.
  3. Used at the end of a sentence to show doubt.
  4. Used in personal names.
=2 其 jì
  1. (archaic) only used in 彼其
  2. only used in 彼其
3 名 míng
  1. name
  2. noun (part of speech)
  3. place (e.g. among winners)
  4. famous
  5. classifier for people

Containing this entry

美其名曰 měiqímíngyuē to call by the glorified name of (idiom)