授之以鱼不如授之以渔

shòu zhī yǐ yú bù rú shòu zhī yǐ yú

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Definitions

  1. 1. give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime (idiom)

Child Words of 授之以鱼不如授之以渔

不
bù

no; not so

不如
bù rú

not equal to

之
zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])

以
yǐ

to use

如
rú

as

鱼
yú

fish

授
shòu

(bound form) to confer; to give

渔
yú

fisherman