师出有名 — Chinese idiom
师出有名
shī chū yǒu míng
Traditional: 師出有名
Meaning
- lit. to have sufficient reason to send troops
- to do something with good reason
- to have just cause
Character by character
- 师shīteacher, professional, master
- 出chūto go out, to send out; stand; produce
- 有yǒuto have, to own, to possess; to exist
- 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
- 师出无名 shī chū wú 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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