qū​tíng

to receive a father's teaching

  • created sense approved 趋庭/趨庭 · qū​tíng · to receive a father's teaching — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    趋庭 / 趨庭

    qū​tíng

    to receive a father's teaching

    (literary) to receive the teachings of one's father or elders; derived from the story in the [[论语|論語|lun2 yu3]] where Confucius' son passed through the courtyard to receive instructions on the classics.

    趋 (literal) → 趋/趨 · qū · to hasten 庭 (literal) → 庭 · tíng · family

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