sī​shū

to follow a master's teachings indirectly

  • created sense approved 私淑 · sī​shū · to follow a master's teachings indirectly — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    私淑

    sī​shū

    to follow a master's teachings indirectly

    To follow or study under a master without receiving direct instruction; to admire someone's scholarship or character and treat them as a teacher from afar. afar.

    sī​shú

    私 (literal) → 私 · sī · secretly 淑 (literal) → 淑 · shū · to follow as a model

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