junior fellow student; disciple; teacher and student
Meanings
3 senses · 7 examplesnoun
junior male fellow student or apprentice (who started learning later)
Used in traditional master-apprentice relationships, martial arts schools, or academic mentorship contexts to refer to a male who joined later than oneself.
He is my junior fellow student, having joined two years later than me.
The master dotes on this little junior apprentice the most.
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We senior and junior fellow students have a very good relationship.
noun
son of one's master; younger male disciple of one's father
Refers to specific familial or quasi-familial relationships within traditional apprenticeship or martial arts lineages.
The master's son is three years younger than me, and is my junior fellow student.
Among the disciples my father took in, those younger than me are all my junior fellow students.
noun
teacher and student; master and disciple
literaryLiterary usage where 弟 means disciple or student. Often used in formal or classical contexts to describe the relationship between teacher and student.
The deep affection between teacher and student is touching.
This kind of friendship between master and disciple is rarely seen nowadays.