授人以魚不如授人以漁 shòu rén yǐ yú bù rú shòu rén yǐ yú

give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime
  2. 2. knowledge is the best charity

Characters

Character Meaning
to teach; to instruct; to give
person; people; man
to use; by means of; according to
fish; surname Yu
not; no; (negative prefix)
as; such as; as if
to teach; to instruct; to give
person; people; man
to use; by means of; according to
to fish; fisherman