WordTaiwan frequency #26,164
名正言順
ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄥˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨㄣˋ
“having a legitimate title or basis; fully justified; proper and aboveboard”
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名
ㄇㄧㄥˊ
Name; noun (part of speech); reputation; fame; classifier for people or ranks.
正
ㄓㄥˋ
Proper; correct; upright; straight; main; principal; exactly; just; positive (math.); first month of the lunar year.
言
ㄧㄢˊ
Words; speech; to say; to talk; to speak; to state; to tell; to ask.
順
ㄕㄨㄣˋ
To follow or obey; to go along with; to arrange or organize; along or in the same direction; favorable or suitable.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 真正ㄓㄣ ㄓㄥˋgenuine; real; true; really; indeed; truly authentic; not false or fake
- 正在ㄓㄥˋ ㄗㄞˋcurrently; in the process of; used before a verb to indicate an ongoing action happening now
- 語言ㄩˇ ㄧㄢˊlanguage; system of spoken or written communication used by a community; speech.
- 正式ㄓㄥˋ ㄕˋformal; official; conforming to established rules, standards, or procedures; legally recognized or valid.
- 名字ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄗˋa person's name; a name (of a person or thing); reputation, fame
- 正常ㄓㄥˋ ㄔㄤˊnormal; regular; ordinary; standard; in the usual or expected condition; free from defects or abnormalities.
- 順利ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄌㄧˋsmoothly; without a hitch; proceeding without obstacles; successfully completed.
- 正確ㄓㄥˋ ㄑㄩㄝˋcorrect; accurate; right; proper; sound; free from error; conforming to fact or truth.
- 知名ㄓ ㄇㄧㄥˊwell-known; famous; having a widely recognized name or reputation
- 報名ㄅㄠˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊto sign up; to register; to enroll; to apply by submitting one's name and details
- 正面ㄓㄥˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋthe front side; the obverse; the right side; positive; direct; open
- 著名famous; well-known; celebrated; having a strong reputation.