名从主人 / 名從主人
míng cóng zhǔ rén
Meaning
- to refer to something by the name its owners use
- to refer to a place by the name its inhabitants use (for example, refer to Seoul as 首尔 Shǒu ěr rather than 汉城 Hàn chéng)
Example sentences
名从主人。
名從主人。
míng cóng zhǔ rén。
Name follows the master.