师出有名

MEANING

1. 壹形adjective

   lit. to have sufficient reason to send troops (idiom)

   • shīchūyǒumíng,cáinéngdédàodàjiādezhīchí.

     师出有名，才能得到大家的支持。🔊

     An undertaking must have a just cause in order to gain everyone's support.

2. 貳形adjective

   to do something with good reason

   • tāshīchūyǒumíng,suǒyǐdàjiādōuhěnzhīchítā.

     他师出有名，所以大家都很支持他。🔊

     He had legitimate credentials and backing, so everyone supported him.

3. 參形adjective

   to have just cause