Tā jiànxíng " dào zhī suǒ cún, shī zhī suǒ cún " de jīngshén, xiàng niánqīngrén qǐngjiào jìshù.
Embracing the principle that knowledge is wherever it lives, he asked younger people for tech advice.
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history
From Han Yu's (韩愈, Tang dynasty) essay 《师说》 (On the Teacher). The full passage argues that teachers should be chosen by who has the Way (道, truth/principle), not by age, status, or social rank - a radical position in 8th-century Tang society.
usage
Often quoted to defend learning from those younger or lower-status than oneself. Pairs naturally with 不耻下问 (not ashamed to ask those below you) - also from Han Yu's intellectual lineage.
