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Chinese idioms like 「私淑弟子」 represent a high level of language skill. This free guide helps you learn their meaning and use.

The idiom 「私淑弟子」 and its usage are explored below. Learn its meaning and applications here.

Si: privately; Shu: kind. A self-reference for a predecessor whom one admires but cannot learn from.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

sī shū dì zǐ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

si1 suk6 dai6 ji2

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