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言教不如身教 (jin4 gaau3 bat1 jyu4 san1 gaau3) — teaching by action is better than teaching by word; actions speak louder than words in Cantonese

jinˎ₄言gaau˗₃教batˉ¹不jyuˎ₄如sanˉ¹身gaau˗₃教
Mandarin Pinyin: yan2 jiao4 bu4 ru2 shen1 jiao4

Meaning of 言教不如身教

nounteaching by action is better than teaching by word; actions speak louder than words

Characters in 言教不如身教

言jin4
Kangxi radical 149
教gaau3
teach; instruct; educate
不bat1
not; no; un-
如jyu4
like; as
身san1
life; lifetime

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