桃李满门

النطق: táo lǐ mǎn mén المعنى الحرفي: Peaches and plums fill the gate

الأصل والاستخدام

This idiom describes peaches (桃) and plums (李) filling (满) the gate (门). Students are metaphorically called peach and plum trees because teachers cultivate them like gardeners. A teacher with many successful students has peaches and plums everywhere. Modern usage describes successful educators whose former students have achieved great things.

أمثلة

الإنجليزية: "The retired professor has trained hundreds of successful scholars."

الصينية: 退休教授桃李满门，培养了数百名成功的学者。