授人以鱼不如授人以渔 shòu rén yǐ yú bù rú shòu rén yǐ yú

DEFINITIONS

  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. knowledge is the best charity

CHARACTERS

授 shòu give to, transmit; confer
人 rén man; people; mankind; someone else
以 yǐ by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
鱼 yú fish; surname; KangXi radical 195
不 bù no, not; un-; negative prefix
如 rú if, supposing; as if; like, as
授 shòu give to, transmit; confer
人 rén man; people; mankind; someone else
以 yǐ by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
渔 yú to fish; seize; pursue; surname