授之以鱼不如授之以渔
授之以鱼不如授之以渔
shòu zhī yǐ yú bù rú shòu zhī 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 (idiom)
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Traditional: 授之以魚不如授之以漁
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- (idiom) give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime (idiom)
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授人以鱼不如授人以渔(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
→一不做,二不休(yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū)· don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
→一命呜呼(yī mìng wū hū)· to die (idiom)
→传道受业(chuán dào shòu yè)· to teach (idiom); lit. to give moral and practical instruction
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