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好為人師

简好为人师 · 繁好為人師

Mandarin · pinyin hào wéi rén shī

to like to lecture others (idiom)

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好: hǎo · good, excellent, fine; well
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人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
師: shī · teacher, master, specialist; multitude, troops; hexagram ䷆
为: wèi · do, handle, govern, act; be
师: shī · teacher, master, specialist

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4–2–2–1 · hao4 wei2 ren2 shi1

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hou3 wai4 jan4 si1

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(idiomatic) to be fond of teaching others; to like to be a master to others

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