一日为师，终身为父

yī rì wéi shī , zhōng shēn wéi fù

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 一日为师，终身为父

一
yī

one

日
rì

sun

为
wéi

as (in the capacity of)

为
wèi

because of

终身
zhōng shēn

lifelong

师
shī

teacher

父
fù

father

终
zhōng

end

身
shēn

body

身为
shēn wéi

in the capacity of