程门立雪 — Chinese idiom
程门立雪
Chéng mén lì xuě
Traditional: 程門立雪
Meaning
- lit. the snow piles up at Cheng Yi's door
- fig. deep reverence for one's master
Character by character
- 程Chéngprocess, rules; journey, trip; agenda, schedule
- 门méngate, door, entrance, opening
- 立lìto stand; to establish, to set up
- 雪xuěsnow; wipe away shame, avenge
Idioms sharing a character
- 各奔前程 gè bèn qián chéng
- 鹏程万里 péng chéng wàn lǐ
- 一门心思 yī mén xīn si
- 侯门似海 hóu mén sì hǎi
- 光耀门楣 guāng yào mén méi
- 分门别类 fēn mén bié lèi
- 名门望族 míng mén wàng zú
- 夺门而出 duó mén ér chū
- 引鬼上门 yǐn guǐ shàng mén
- 托足无门 tuō zú wú mén
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