传道受业 in English chuan2 dao4 shou4 ye4 Meaning

Meanings

  • to teach (idiomatic expression); literally (word for word) to give moral and practical instruction

Simplified Characters

传 道 受 业

Traditional Characters

傳 道 受 業

Pinyin

chuan2 dao4 shou4 ye4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

传chuan2to pass on 道dao4road 受shou4to receive 业ye4surname Ye