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教學相長

简教学相长 · 繁教學相長

Mandarin · pinyin jiào xué xiāng zhǎng

when you teach someone, both teacher and student will benefit

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教: jiào · teach, class
學: xué · learning, knowledge; school
相: xiāng · mutual, reciprocal, each other
長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
学: xué · learning, knowledge; school
长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader

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4–2–1–3 · jiao4 xue2 xiang1 zhang3

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gaau3 hok6 soeng1 coeng4 · gaau3 hok6 soeng1 zoeng2

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(idiomatic) both the teacher and the student can learn from each other and grow together

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