名正言顺 (míng zhèng yán shùn) — perfectly justified and logical; (idiom) with proper justification, one can proceed smoothly
Definition
A formal idiom meaning one's title and reasoning are both in order, so action is fully justified. Common in written or argumentative contexts (e.g. legal, official, decision-making).
idiom
perfectly justified and logicalwith proper justificationone can proceed smoothly
Examples
- ，名正言顺。Zuò wéi xiàng mù fù zé rén, tā zuò jué cè shì míng zhèng yán shùn de.As the project leader, his decisions are perfectly justified.
- ，名正言顺。Nǐ jì rán shì bān zhǎng, guǎn jì lǜ jiù míng zhèng yán shùn le.Since you are the class monitor, it's perfectly justified for you to enforce discipline.
- ，名正言顺。Gǔ dōng dà huì shàng, tā míng zhèng yán shùn dì tí chū le zhěng gǎi fāng àn.At the shareholders' meeting, he put forward the restructuring plan with proper justification.
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