shī
chū
míng

idiom
common

Meaning of 师出无名

师出无名 means to dispatch troops without just cause; to do something without proper justification. Pronounced shī chū wú míng.

  • to dispatch troops without just cause; to do something without proper justification

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
chǎng
zhàn
zhēng
shī
chū
míng
 
rén
xīn
 

This war was waged without just cause and has no popular support.

zhè
yàng
píng
 
wèi
miǎn
shī
chū
míng
 

Your criticism of him like this is rather unjustified.

guǒ
shī
chū
míng
 
jiù
hěn
nán
yíng
mín
zhòng
de
zhī
chí
 

If one acts without proper justification, it will be difficult to win public support.

Zhè
chǎng
jūn
shì
xíng
dòng
shī
chū
míng
 
zāo
dào
le
guó
shè
huì
de
qiǎn
 

This military operation lacked just cause and was condemned by the international community.