師出有名 shī chū yǒu míng

to do something with good reason; to have just cause

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
師 shī
teacher; master; expert
出 chū HSK 1
to go out; to come out
有 yǒu HSK 1
to have; there is; there are
名 míng HSK 1
name; famous; place (e.g. among winners)