师出无名

Traditional: 師出無名

shī chū wú míng

Dictionary entry

lit. to go to war without just cause (idiom)

What does 师出无名 mean?

师出无名 (shī chū wú míng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to go to war without just cause (idiom)

2to act without justification

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师Shīsurname Shi 出chūto go out; to come out · to arise; to occur 无móused in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]名míngname · noun (part of speech)

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师出无名

shī chū wú míng

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