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授之以魚不如授之以漁

简授之以鱼不如授之以渔 · 繁授之以魚不如授之以漁

Mandarin · pinyin shòu zhī yǐ yú bù rú shòu zhī yǐ yú

give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime (idiom)

Characters in this entry

授: shòu · give to, transmit; confer
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
以: yǐ · by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
魚: yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
如: rú · if, supposing; as if; like, as
漁: Look up this written character
鱼: yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195
渔: yú · to fish; seize; pursue; surname

Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

4–1–3–2–4–2–4–1–3–2 · shou4 zhi1 yi3 yu2 bu4 ru2 shou4 zhi1 yi3 yu2

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Compare dictionary sources 1 Cantonese reading

sau6 zi1 ji5 jyu2 bat1 jyu4 sau6 zi1 ji5 jyu4

Cantonese word readings for 授之以魚不如授之以漁. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

sau6 zi1 ji5 jyu2 bat1 jyu4 sau6 zi1 ji5 jyu4

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.