正名 [－－]

Jyutping zing3 ming4
Pinyin zhèng míng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to replace the current name or title of sth with a new one that reflects its true nature
  2. rectification of names (a tenet of Confucian philosophy)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    改返​比較​合適​、​正式​嘅​名
    to properly name something; to formally recognize
    • 打機應該正名做「電競運動」啦。
      打机应该正名做「电竞运动」啦。
      We should recognize playing video games as participating in "e-Sports".
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to replace the current name or title of something with a new one that reflects its true nature; to restore one's name
  2. noun
    official title, official post
  3. noun
    the rectification of names
  4. noun
    official name
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    打机应该正名做「电竞运动」啦。
    打機應該正名做「電競運動」啦。
    • We should recognize playing video games as participating in "e-Sports".
  2. Cantonese
    政府贪污呢个弊病，一日唔搞好，一日都难以正名。
    政府貪污呢個弊病，一日唔搞好，一日都難以正名。
    • The government won't be able to rectify its reputation, if its malady of corruption remains unsolved.