身教胜于言教 in English shen1 jiao4 sheng4 yu2 yan2 jiao4 Meaning

Meanings

  • teaching by example beats explaining in words (idiomatic expression)
  • action speaks louder than words

Simplified Characters

身 教 胜 于 言 教

Traditional Characters

身 教 勝 於 言 教

Pinyin

shen1 jiao4 sheng4 yu2 yan2 jiao4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

身shen1body 教jiao4surname Jiao 胜sheng4victory 于yu2surname Yu 言yan2words 教jiao4surname Jiao