过庭之训
guò​tíng​zhī​xùn

instructions from one's father

  • created sense approved 过庭之训/過庭之訓 · guò​tíng​zhī​xùn · instructions from one's father — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    过庭之训 / 過庭之訓

    guò​tíng​zhī​xùn

    instructions from one's father

    (literary) instructions or teachings received from one's father. Originally referred to the story in the [[论语|論語|lun2 yu3]] where Confucius taught his son as he passed through the courtyard.

    过庭 (literal) → 过庭/過庭 · guò​tíng · father's teaching 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 训 (literal) → 训/訓 · xùn · [instruction]

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    created sense