言传身教 in English yan2 chuan2 shen1 jiao4 Meaning

Meanings

  • to teach by words and example (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

言 传 身 教

Traditional Characters

言 傳 身 教

Pinyin

yan2 chuan2 shen1 jiao4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

言yan2words 传chuan2to pass on 身shen1body 教jiao4surname Jiao