disciples and old followers or minor officials

disciples and old followers or minor officials

Students and former officials, Chinese idioms, Pinyin is m é NSH ē NGG ù L ì, meaning students and old subordinates. It comes from the biography of Yuan Shaozhuan in the later Han Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

In the book of the later Han Dynasty, Yuan Shaozhuan said, "the yuan family has been in favor of the fourth generation, and the family and old officials are all over the world. If the heroes are recruited to gather the apprentices, the heroes will rise, and Shandong will not be a public one."

Idiom usage

It refers to students and old subordinates. In the book Zhuan Shi Lou Cang Shu Ji written by Huang Zongxi of Qing Dynasty, it is said that "Mr. Shi's family members and former officials are all over the world. As it goes, it is necessary to collect the fallen bamboo slips and search for them. The thirtieth chapter of the scholars written by Wu Jingzi in Qing Dynasty is a family of three tripods, four dynasties and six ministers. The whole world is scattered.