称名道姓 chēng míng dào xìng call by name

Explanation

指直呼其名，说出某人的姓名。

To call someone by name.

Origin Story

话说唐朝时期，长安城里住着一位名叫李白的书生，他学识渊博，才华横溢，但为人有些傲慢。一日，李白在城郊游玩，偶遇一位落魄的秀才，两人因诗词论辩起来。那秀才见李白如此轻狂，便怒斥道：“你不过是个酸腐书生，有什么了不起！我今日便要称名道姓地教训你一番！”李白却不以为然，反唇相讥道：“我李白岂是你等鼠辈所能指责的？今日我便让你见识见识我李白的厉害！”两人争执不下，最终动起手来。围观者纷纷劝架，才平息了这场风波。此事过后，李白也意识到自己过于傲慢，以后待人处事便收敛了许多。

huà shuō táng cháo shíqí, cháng ān chéng lǐ zhù zhe yī wèi míng jiào lǐ bái de shū shēng, tā xué shí yuán bó, cái huá héng yì, dàn wéi rén yǒuxiē ào màn. yī rì, lǐ bái zài chéng jiāo yóu wán, ǒu yù yī wèi luò pò de xiù cái, liǎng rén yīn shī cí lùn biàn qǐ lái. nà xiù cái jiàn lǐ bái rú cǐ qīng kuáng, biàn nù chì dào: “nǐ bù guò shì gè suān fǔ shū shēng, yǒu shénme liǎo bù qǐ! wǒ jīn rì biàn yào chēng míng dào xìng de jiào xùn nǐ yī fān！” lǐ bái què bù yǐ wéi rán, fǎn chún xiāng jī dào: “wǒ lǐ bái qǐ shì nǐ děng shǔ bèi suǒ néng zhǐzé de? jīn rì wǒ biàn ràng nǐ jiàn shì jiàn shì wǒ lǐ bái de lì hai！” liǎng rén zhēng zhí bù xià, zuì zhōng dòng qǐ shǒu lái. wéi guān zhě fēn fēn quàn jià, cái píng xī le zhè chǎng fēng bō. cǐ shì guò hòu, lǐ bái yě yì shí dào zì jǐ guò yú ào màn, yǐ hòu dài rén chǔ shì biàn shōu liǎn le xǔ duō.

It is said that during the Tang Dynasty, there lived a scholar named Li Bai in the city of Chang'an. He was erudite and talented, but also somewhat arrogant. One day, Li Bai was playing in the suburbs and happened to meet a down-and-out scholar, and the two began to debate about poetry and literature. Seeing Li Bai’s arrogance, the scholar rebuked him angrily: “You’re nothing but a pedantic scholar, what’s so great about you! Today, I’ll teach you a lesson by calling your name!” Li Bai didn’t care, retorting sarcastically: “Am I Li Bai to be blamed by such vermin as you? Today I’ll let you see my power!” The two quarreled and finally fought. Bystanders persuaded them to stop the quarrel. After this incident, Li Bai also realized that he was too arrogant, and he behaved more modestly after that.

Usage

用于正式场合，特别是法律文书或正式谈话中，多含贬义，指责对方。

yòng yú zhèngshì chǎng hé, tèbié shì fǎlǜ wénshū huò zhèngshì tán huà zhōng, duō hán biǎnyì, zhǐzé duìfāng。

Used in formal settings, especially in legal documents or formal conversations, often with a derogatory meaning, to criticize the opponent.

Examples

• 他指着我说：‘就是你，我认识你，我称名道姓地叫你！’

  tā zhǐzhe wǒ shuō: ‘jiùshì nǐ, wǒ rènshi nǐ, wǒ chēng míng dào xìng de jiào nǐ！’

  He pointed at me and said: ‘It’s you, I know you, I’ll call you by name!’

• 我不想跟你们这些人称名道姓的废话。

  wǒ bù xiǎng gēn nǐmen zhèxiē rén chēng míng dào xìng de huàfēi。

  I don’t want to waste words with you people, calling names, etc..

Related Idioms

• 道姓

• 指名道姓

Opposite Idioms

• 隐瞒姓名

• 匿名