一日为师，终身为父 in English yi1 ri4 wei2 shi1 , zhong1 shen1 wei2 fu4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) teacher for one day, father for ever (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

一 日 为 师 ， 终 身 为 父

Traditional Characters

一 日 為 師 ， 終 身 為 父

Pinyin

yi1 ri4 wei2 shi1 , zhong1 shen1 wei2 fu4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

一yi1one 日ri4abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3], Japan 为wei4as (in the capacity of) 师shi1surname Shi ， 终zhong1end 身shen1body 为wei4as (in the capacity of) 父fu4father