师门

師門

shīmén

noun

Meanings

1 one's teacher's school / lineage
2 the master's 'household' of disciples

Characters

master / teacher

Examples

他辜负了师门。

Tā gūfù le shīmén.

He let down his master's school.

这是师门的规矩。

Zhè shì shīmén de guīju.

This is the rule of our master's lineage.

Tips

culture

师门 literally 'master's gate' — the teacher plus all disciples studying under them, treated as a quasi-family unit. Core concept in wuxia, xianxia, and traditional arts; betraying 师门 (背叛师门) is among the gravest moral failures.

Stroke Order

师 shī

门 mén