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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)

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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

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

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sau6 zi1 ji5 jyu2 bat1 jyu4 sau6 zi1 ji5 jyu4

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