名不正言不顺 in English ming2 bu5 zheng4 yan2 bu5 shun4 Meaning

Meanings

• (of a title, degree and so on) illegitimately conferred

Pinyin

ming2 bu5 zheng4 yan2 bu5 shun4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

名ming2name 不bu4(negative prefix) 正zheng4first month of the lunar year 言yan2words 不bu4(negative prefix) 顺shun4to obey