師出有名
shī​chū​yǒu​míng

to have just cause

  • created reference approved 师出有名/師出有名 → 师出无名/師出無名 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    师出有名 / 師出有名 shī​chū​yǒu​míng

    师出无名 / 師出無名 shī​chū​wú​míng

    antonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 师出有名/師出有名 · shī​chū​yǒu​míng · to have just cause — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    师出有名 / 師出有名

    shī​chū​yǒu​míng

    to have just cause

    to have a legitimate reason for an action; originally used to describe having a valid justification for sending troops or waging war

    师 (literal) → 师/師 · shī · division 出 (literal) → 出 · chū · to go out 有名 (literal) → 有名 · yǒu​míng · justifiable

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense