為人師表 wéi rén shī biǎo

DEFINITIONS

  1. to serve as a model for others (idiom)
  2. to be a worthy teacher

CHARACTERS

為 wéi do, handle, govern, act; be
人 rén man; people; mankind; someone else
師 shī teacher, master, specialist; multitude, troops
表 biǎo show, express, manifest, display