師出有名

si1 ceot1 jau5 ming4

lit. to have sufficient reason to send troops (idiom) · to do something with good reason · to have just cause

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. lit. to have sufficient reason to send troops (idiom)
  2. to do something with good reason
  3. to have just cause

Written Forms

師出有名Traditional · Main Form
师出有名Alternate Form

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