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—'''Psalms 74:20''', as presented in ''The Book of Common Prayer'', 1549 / 1559 / 1662). Quoted in Gauldie, Enid. (1974). ''Cruel Habitations: a history of working-class housing 1780-1918.''
“The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their proper name.”
—'''Confucius'''
More literal translation: “If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things."
Proverb form: Simplified Chinese: 名正才能言順. Pinyin: Míng zhèng cáinéng yán shùn. Google Translate: "Only with a right name."
Chengyu (four-character idiom): 名正言順. Míng zhèng yán shùn. ("call things by their own names." i.e. legitimate, valid, true.
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