名不正则言不顺,言不顺则事不成。
1. If names are not correct then speech will not be justifiable, and if speech is not justifiable then nothing will be accomplished.
2. If language is incorrect, then what is said does not concord with what was meant; and if what is said does not concord with what was meant, what is to be done cannot be effected. (Translated by A. Waley)
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