revere as teacher without direct study
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to revere someone as one's teacher and adopt their scholarship, despite never having studied under them directly
literaryA traditional term from classical scholarship, often used in the context of Confucian lineage or academic succession. The object is usually a deceased or distant scholar whose works are studied.
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.
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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.