一日為師，終身為父

一日為師，終身為父

See also: 一日为师，终身为父

Chinese

		one day	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	a division (milit.); teacher; master a division (milit.); teacher; master; expert; model		all one's life; one's lifetime	because of; for; to 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

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• 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
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ jat⁶ wai⁴ si¹, zung¹ san¹ wai⁴ fu⁶
    • Yale: yāt yaht wàih sī, jūng sān wàih fuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ jat⁹ wai⁴ si¹, dzung¹ san¹ wai⁴ fu⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ yed⁶ wei⁴ xi¹, zung¹ sen¹ wei⁴ fu⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ jɐt̚² wɐi̯²¹ siː⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ sɐn⁵⁵ wɐi̯²¹ fuː²²/

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.