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正名

zhèng míng to replace the current name or title of sth with a new one that reflects its true nature / rectification of names (a tenet of Confucian philosophy)
zhēng first month of the lunar year
zhèng straight / upright / proper / main / principal / to correct / to rectify / exactly / just (at that time) / right (in that place) / (math.) positive
  míng name / noun (part of speech) / place (e.g. among winners) / famous / classifier for people
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