一日為師，終身為父

Chinese
one day
 
because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become
 
a division (milit.); teacher; master; expert; model
 all one's life; one's lifetime
 
because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become
 father
trad. (一日為師，終身為父) 一日 為 師 ， 終身 為 父
simp. (一日为师，终身为父) 一日 为 师 ， 终身 为 父
variant forms 一日為師，終生為父／一日为师，终生为父

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): yīrì wéi shī, zhōngshēn wéi fù
    (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄖˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄕ, ㄓㄨㄥ ㄕㄣ ㄨㄟˊ ㄈㄨˋ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): jat1 jat6 wai4 si1, zung1 san1 wai4 fu6
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: yīrì wéi shī, zhōngshēn wéi fù [Phonetic: yírì wéi shī, zhōngshēn wéi fù]
      • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄖˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄕ, ㄓㄨㄥ ㄕㄣ ㄨㄟˊ ㄈㄨˋ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iryh wei shy, jongshen wei fuh
      • IPA (key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹ u̯eɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ u̯eɪ̯³⁵ fu⁵¹/
  • Cantonese

Proverb

一日為師，終身為父

  1. Even if someone is your teacher for only a day, you should regard him like your father for the rest of your life.
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