be right and proper
In Chinese, the Pinyin is m í ngzh è NGL ǐ sh ù n, which means the name is proper and reasonable. It comes from the posthumous title of the Seven Saints.
Analysis of Idioms
Synonym: the name is right
The origin of Idioms
Yan Zhenqing of Tang Dynasty wrote "please reply to the posthumous title of the Seven Saints": "Taizong Chen said Wen and practiced Zhou Dao. If the name is straightened out, it will be endless. "
Idiom usage
Used as a predicate, attribute, complement; used in speech.
Examples
In the name of three kinds of wine, those who drink and have something to do will be given a different name. Zhao Yanwei's Yunlu ManChao (Volume 3)
be right and proper
people starved to death are everywhere - è piǎo zài dào
capture troublemakers and fight evil-forces - qín jiān tǎo bào
demolish with penetrating criticism - biān bì xiàng lǐ
alienate one person from another - tiǎo bō lí jiàn