(idiom) teacher for one day, father forever; students should have deep respect and lifelong gratitude for their teachers
trad. 一日為師，終身為父
Also written 一日為師，終身為父【yī rì wéi shī , zhōng shēn wéi fù】
Characters in this word
7一
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one, single, a (article), as soon as, entire; whole; all; throughout, "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1), also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
- Pinyin
- yī
- Strokes
- 1
- Frequency
- 158 of 2500
日
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(bound form) sun, day, day of the month, (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3]), (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with
- Pinyin
- rì
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 723 of 2500
为
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as (in the capacity of), to take sth as, to act as, to serve as, to behave as, to become, to be, to do, by (in the passive voice)
- Pinyin
- wéi
- Traditional
- 為
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 129 of 2500
师
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surname Shi
- Pinyin
- Shī
- Traditional
- 師
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 5008 of 2500
终
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end, finish
- Pinyin
- zhōng
- Traditional
- 終
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 8830 of 2500
身
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body, life, oneself, personally, one's morality and conduct, the main part of a structure or body, pregnant, classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset, Kangxi radical 158
- Pinyin
- shēn
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 3095 of 2500
父
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(bound form) father, (bound form) male relative of father's generation (as in 伯父[bo2 fu4]), (computing) (bound form) parent-
- Pinyin
- fù
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 11239 of 2500