一日为师，终身为父 yī rì wéi shī ， zhōng shēn wéi fù

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (idiom)

CHARACTERS

一 yī
HSK 1
one; a, an; alone
日 rì
HSK 2
sun; day; daytime
为 wéi
HSK 2
do, handle, govern, act; be
师 shī
HSK 1
teacher, master, specialist
终 zhōng
HSK 3
end; finally, in the end
身 shēn
HSK 2
body; trunk, hull; rad. no. 158
为 wéi
HSK 2
do, handle, govern, act; be
父 fù
HSK 4
father; KangXi radical 88