honour the teacher and respect his teaching

honour the teacher and respect his teaching

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Z ū NSH ī zh ò NGD à o, which means to respect teachers and pay attention to moral standards. It comes from Fan Ye's biography of Kong Fu in the later Han Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

According to the biography of Kong Fu in the book of the later Han Dynasty by Fan Ye in the Southern Song Dynasty, "when I hear about the king of Ming Dynasty, I respect my teachers and respect my way."

Analysis of Idioms

Respecting teachers and valuing education

Idiom usage

In Chinese society, each family has its own ancestral hall, where there are incense cards for "heaven, earth, king, father and teacher.". Chapter 11 of Guo Moruo's Hong Bo Qu

Related stories

stand in the snow to wait upon master cheng respectfully

According to the records of Yang Shizhuan in the history of Song Dynasty, Yang Shi was a clever child and was known as a child prodigy. After he was admitted to Hanyun temple and Guishan Academy for a long time, he studied scriptures and teaching writing. Later, he paid homage to Cheng Yi, a famous Neo Confucianist. In the Northern Song Dynasty, there was a Jinshi named Yang Shi in Jiangdong County, Fujian Province. He was very fond of studying and looked for teachers and friends everywhere. He once studied under Cheng Hao, a famous scholar in Luoyang. After Cheng Hao's death, he recommended Yang Shi to his younger brother Cheng Yi to study in Yichuan academy built by Yichuan in Luoyang. At that time, Yang Shi was in his forties and highly learned. However, he was still modest and prudent, respected his teachers and friends, and was deeply loved by Cheng Yi. He was regarded as a favorite student by Cheng Yi and got his true biography. One day, Yang Shi and his classmates went to Cheng Yi's home for advice because they had different opinions on a certain question. It was in the middle of winter, and it was freezing. Halfway through the trip, it began to snow. When he arrived at Cheng Yi's house, he happened to be sitting by the fire with his eyes closed. Yang Shi and his wife did not dare to disturb the teacher, so they stood respectfully outside the door waiting. After a long time, Cheng Yi wakes up and finds Yang Shi and you Xun standing in the snow from the window. They are covered with snow. The snow under their feet is more than a foot thick. Cheng Yi quickly gets up to welcome them into the house. Later, Yang Shi learned the true meaning of Cheng menlixue, known as "Mr. Guishan" in the world, and was praised as "Cheng Xuezheng" by later generations. The allusion of "Cheng men Li Xue" has become an eternal talk of respecting teachers and respecting morality, which has a long influence.

Mamen Liyu

Coincidentally, in the early 1950s, marshal Chen Yi, the mayor of Shanghai, was eager to invite Mr. Ma Yifu, a famous thinker and master of Chinese culture, to join the work of the new government. Ma Yifu is quite famous for his lofty ambition. He has repeatedly refused the invitation of the Kuomintang government to become an official. Chen Yi took off his formal clothes and put on his long shirt to show his respect. After arriving at Ma's house, Mr. Ma was taking a nap. His family didn't know who was coming, so they asked him to wait a moment and report back. Chen Yi stops Ma from waking up. He turns around in Huagang Park and comes back. Ma has not yet woken up. When it began to rain, his family asked him to come into the living room for a while. Chen Yi still waved his hand and stood outside the house waiting patiently. His clothes and hats were soaked in the rain. When Mr. Ma woke up, he knew that Chen Yi, a famous and meritorious man, had come to visit him and was waiting outside in the rain. He was very sorry, so he repeatedly apologized. Moved by Chen Yi's sincerity, Mr. Ma readily agreed to serve as a member of the East China Cultural Relics Management Committee. The story between Chen Yi and Ma Yifu is known as "Ma men Li Yu".