Zhè wèi lǎo zhōngyī de déyì-ménshēng kāi le zìjǐ de zhěnsuǒ.
This veteran TCM doctor's prized disciple has opened his own clinic.
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history
Phrase appears in Wen Kang's Qing-dynasty novel 《儿女英雄传》 (Tales of Heroic Sons and Daughters): the speaker boasts of his 得意门生, the pupil he most personally instructed. 得意 = pleased, 门生 = disciple of one's school.
usage
Used in academic, martial-arts, and apprenticeship contexts, anywhere a teacher singles out one student as the pride of their lineage. Slightly old-fashioned, but still widely used in journalism.
