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一日为师，终身为父
yīrìwéishī,zhōngshēnwéifù
Traditional: 一日為師，終身為父
lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (idiom)
Character Breakdown
一
yī
one; a, an; alone
HSK 1
日
rì
sun; day; daytime
HSK 2
为
wèi
to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
HSK 2
师
shī
teacher, professional, master
HSK 1
终
zhōng
end; finally, in the end
HSK 3
身
shēn
body, torso; person; pregnancy
HSK 2
为
wèi
to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
HSK 2
父
fù
father, dad
HSK 4
Additional Information
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