师出有名

Traditional: 師出有名

shī chū yǒu míng

Dictionary entry

lit. to have sufficient reason to send troops (idiom)

What does 师出有名 mean?

师出有名 (shī chū yǒu míng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to have sufficient reason to send troops (idiom)

2to do something with good reason

3to have just cause

Character breakdown

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师Shīsurname Shi 出chūto go out; to come out · to arise; to occur 有yǒuto have; there is · (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)名míngname · noun (part of speech)

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师出有名

shī chū yǒu míng

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