Meaning of 私淑
私淑 means to revere someone as one's teacher and adopt their scholarship, despite never having studied under them directly. Pronounced sī shū.
- to revere someone as one's teacher and adopt their scholarship, despite never having studied under them directly
Definitions & Examples
Mèng孟
zǐ子
sī私
shū淑
Kǒng孔
zǐ子
。
Mencius revered Confucius as his teacher though he never studied under him directly.
Tā他
shì是
zhè这
wèi位
dà大
shī师
de的
sī私
shū淑
dì弟
zǐ子
。
He is a private disciple of this great master, having adopted his teachings without direct instruction.
Suī虽
wèi未
néng能
qīn亲
zhì炙
，
rán然
sī私
shū淑
zhī之
jiǔ久
yǐ矣
。
Although I could not receive personal instruction, I have long revered his scholarship as my own teacher.