the well-known scholar has many distinguished students(hé fén mén xià)

the well-known scholar has many distinguished students

Hefenmenxia, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is h é f é nm é nxi à, which means that there are a lot of talented people in the school of famous teachers. It comes from Wang Tong, a great scholar in the late Sui Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

At the end of the Sui Dynasty, Wang Tong (Wen Zi Zi), a great Confucian, set up a teaching hall between the Yellow River and Fenshui. More than 1000 people came here to study. Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Wei Zheng, Li Jing, Cheng Zhi, Xue Shou, Wen Daya and so on were his disciples. These people were all meritorious officials in the early Tang Dynasty, and they were called "he Fen Men Xia".

Idiom story

At the end of the Sui Dynasty, Wang Tong, a great Confucian, didn't want to be a part-time official. He decided to teach others his knowledge. He set up an account to teach students in Hefen. His educational method was very unique, and many people came to study with admiration. His students, such as Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, Li Jing, Cheng Yuan, Dou Wei, Jia Qiong, are proud of the students of Hefen.

Idiom usage

As an object or attribute, it refers to a famous teacher.

Chinese PinYin : hé fén mén xià