一日為師，終身為父 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
為 wéi do, handle, govern, act; be
師 shī teacher, master, specialist; multitude, troops
終 zhōng end; finally, in the end
身 shēn
HSK 2
body; trunk, hull; rad. no. 158
為 wéi do, handle, govern, act; be
父 fù
HSK 4
father; KangXi radical 88