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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

(idiom) teacher for one day, father forever; students should have deep respect and lifelong gratitude for their teachers

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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
日: rì · sun; day; daytime
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師: shī · teacher, master, specialist; multitude, troops; hexagram ䷆
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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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