一日为师，终身为父

yī rì wéi shī , zhōng shēn wéi fù

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1. lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (idiom)

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Child Words of 一日为师，终身为父

• 一 一 yī: one
• 日 日 rì: sun
• 为 为 wéi: as (in the capacity of)
• 为 为 wèi: because of
• 终身 终身 zhōng shēn: lifelong
• 师 师 shī: teacher
• 父 父 fù: father
• 终 终 zhōng: end
• 身 身 shēn: body
• 身为 身为 shēn wéi: in the capacity of