师出无名 — Chinese idiom
师出无名
shī chū wú míng
Traditional: 師出無名
Meaning
- lit. to go to war without just cause
- to act without justification
Character by character
- 师shīteacher, professional, master
- 出chūto go out, to send out; stand; produce
- 无wúno, not; lacking, -less
- 名míngname; position, rank, title
Idioms sharing a character
- 劳师动众 láo shī dòng zhòng
- 好为人师 hào wéi rén shī
- 师出有名 shī chū yǒu míng
- 为人师表 wéi rén shī biǎo
- 无师自通 wú shī zì tōng
- 良师益友 liáng shī yì yǒu
- 万世师表 wàn shì shī biǎo
- 仓皇出逃 cāng huáng chū táo
- 倾巢而出 qīng cháo ér chū
- 出乎意外 chū hū yì wài
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