汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 名不正言不順
(of a title, degree etc) illegitimately conferred
míng bù/bú zhèng/zhēng yán () shùn
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

虽然不应该以鲸鱼肉为食,但捕鲸行为将不再那么名不正言不顺

Whale meat would remain uneatable, but the pursuit of it would be a little more speakable.

对于那些前高管,他们的错误决策让这个行业陷入了危机,他们的奖金可谓名不正言不顺,但要收回这些奖金同样不可取。

So too are attempts to claw back bonuses, however undeserved, from those former executives whose decisions landed the industry in such trouble.