As the Chinese proverb says: The first step towards genius is calling things by their proper name.
You didn't. Enough said.
I don't pretend to be a genius and I really doubt that Confucius was considering himself one , he was rather looking for wisdom.
In fact his actual quote says "The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their proper name".
So according to your quote and the Confucian one you're not a genius and maybe not even wise.