名正言顺 meaning in English
be right and proper; be perfectly justifiable; come within one's jurisdiction; right titles and proper words; things called by their right names
Examples
- Protection for domestic industry is admittedly discriminatory .
保护本国工业是种名正言顺的歧视。 - If he had been loyalist they would have been able to seize his lands for themselves, under confiscation .
如果他是保皇党，他们可以名正言顺没收他的田产，据为己有。 - I will not . octavia is my rightful wife
我不会，屋大维是我名正言顺的妻子 - A student studying medicine was destined to be what else but a doctor
读医科的学生也会名正言顺的成为医生。