师 出 有 名

shī chū yǒu míngdictionary entry

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

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

師出有名 师出有名 [shi1 chu1 you3 ming2] /lit. to have sufficient reason to send troops (idiom)/to do something with good reason/to have just cause/

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Other forms in these source records: 師出有名

师
shī
teacher / master / expert / model / army division / (old) troops / to dispatch troops
Shī
surname Shi
出
chū
to go out / to come out / to arise / to occur / to produce / to yield / to go beyond / to exceed / (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) / classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc
有
yǒu
to have / there is / (bound form) having / with / -ful / -ed / -al (as in 有意[yǒu yì] intentional)
名
míng
name / noun (part of speech) / place (e.g. among winners) / famous / classifier for people

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