send the army out without a righteous cause(shī chū wú míng)

send the army out without a righteous cause

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh ī ch ū w ú m í ng, which means that there is no justifiable reason for sending troops, and also extends to do something without justifiable reason. It comes from the book of rites under the sandalwood bow.

Idiom explanation

Division: Army; Name: Name: extension.

The origin of Idioms

In the book of rites, under the sandalwood bow, it is said that "the king's sin of planning my city is reserved and forgiven. Is there no name for his teacher?" In the book of Han Dynasty, Gaodi Ji: "an unknown soldier can't cause an accident."

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym] out of nowhere, out of nowhere

Idiom usage

Subject predicate type; as subject and predicate; with derogatory meaning. In addition, it is not suitable for a prosperous age to work hard and waste money, to have poor soldiers and to be silent in military affairs. (the second chapter of the romance of Fengshen by Xu Zhonglin in Ming Dynasty) in yutiaotou · Xiqi by Li Yu in Qing Dynasty: "those who are concerned can't command the world." Dong gongzha, the third old man of the new city, said in the book of the Han Dynasty by Ban Gu of the Eastern Han Dynasty that the king of the Han Dynasty said: "if a minister hears of Shunde, he will prosper; if he goes against morality, he will die. An accident is not an accident

Idiom story

In 206 BC, Liu Bang led his army to capture Xianyang, the capital of Qin Dynasty, and overthrew the rule of Qin Dynasty. Soon after, Xiang Yu led his army into Xianyang, killed Qin Lang's baby Prince Jiang, and burned the palace of the Qin Dynasty. The fire lasted for three months. Then, he sent someone to report the situation of entering Qin Dynasty to King Huai of Chu. King Huai said that according to the previous agreement, whoever defeats the Qin army first and attacks Xianyang will be the king of Qin. Although Xiang Yu was backward in Xianyang, he relied on his own military strength, so he called himself the overlord of Western Chu, and Liu Bang was the king of Han Dynasty, so he went to Bashu where the roads were dangerous and the people were few. At the same time, he gave King Huai of Chu the title of Yidi. But soon, he secretly ordered people to kill Yidi. Xiang Yu's actions aroused the strong dissatisfaction of the princes. Liu Bang, the king of the Han Dynasty, led the army to Luoyang. Dong Gong said to Liu Bang, "I heard that Shunde is prosperous, while the reverse is perishing. You can't succeed in doing great things without proper reasons. Xiang Yu had no way. He killed his king, which was resented by people all over the world. You will admire your virtue all over the world. In this way, you are the same as the former King Wu of Zhou who attacked King Zhou of Yin. You are the teacher of benevolence and righteousness. " Since then, Liu Bang and Xiang Yu had a long war. 　　

Chinese PinYin : shī chū wú míng