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一日為師,終身為父 (jat1 jat6 wai4 si1 zung1 san1 wai4 fu6) — Even if someone is your teacher for only a day, you should regard him like your father for the rest of your life in Cantonese

jatˉ¹一jatˍ₆日waiˎ₄為siˉ¹師,zungˉ¹終sanˉ¹身waiˎ₄為fuˍ₆父
简 一日为师,终身为父
Mandarin Pinyin: yi1 ri4 wei4 shi1 , zhong1 shen1 wei4 fu4

Meaning of 一日為師,終身為父

nounEven if someone is your teacher for only a day, you should regard him like your father for the rest of your life

Characters in 一日為師,終身為父

一jat1
one; a; an; the
日jat6
day; daytime
為wai4
used after an adverb for emphasis, e.g. 極為, 頗為
師si1
division in the Chinese army;
終zung1
finally; at last; in the end; after all; in the long run
身san1
life; lifetime
父fu6
father

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