就是师出有名
“to declare war against us.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
南赵再出兵
“Nanzhao will have a perfectly legitimate reason”
就是 师出有名
“to declare war against us.”
“You must immediately assign additional personnel”
“They will have every right to attack us, and we won't be able to condemn them.”
In Chinese military ethics, launching a military offensive without moral righteousness (Shi Chu Wu Ming) invites rebellion and loss of the Mandate of Heaven; having a justifiable cause is vital to gain popular and political legitimacy.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
having a valid reason or righteous pretext to dispatch troops / act with justifiable cause
A classical four-character idiom (chengyu) from the Analects, frequently used in political, military, and strategic discussions to describe acting with moral legitimacy.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“it's because I taught you so well.”
“and with him as my backing,”
“That's called foresight. I knew from the start”
“What's wrong, Master? We can't be careless. Go to the nearby”
“in my eyes,”
“you only disliked”