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一日為師，終身為父
简 一日为师，终身为父 · 繁 一日為師，終身為父Mandarin · pinyin yī rì wéi shī , zhōng shēn wéi fù
Meanings
- (idiom) teacher for one day, father forever; students should have deep respect and lifelong gratitude for their teachers
Characters in this entry
- 一
- yī · one; a, an; alone
- 日
- rì · sun; day; daytime
- 為
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- 師
- shī · teacher, master, specialist; multitude, troops; hexagram ䷆
- 終
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- 身
- shēn · body; trunk, hull; Kangxi radical 158
- 父
- fù · father; Kangxi radical 88
- 为
- wèi · do, handle, govern, act; be
- 师
- shī · teacher, master, specialist
- 终
- zhōng · end; finally, in the end
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jat1 jat6 wai4 si1 ，zung1 san1 wai4 fu6
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