身教胜于言教
身教胜于言教
shēn jiào shèng yú yán jiào
teaching by example beats explaining in words (idiom); action speaks louder than words
idiom
Traditional: 身教勝於言教
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- (idiom) teaching by example beats explaining in words (idiom)
- action speaks louder than words
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呢(ne)· particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?")
→言教不如身教(yán jiào bù rú shēn jiào)· Explaining in words is not as good as teaching by example (idiom). Action speaks louder than words.
→事实胜于雄辩(shì shí shèng yú xióng biàn)· Facts speak louder than words. (idiom)
→一板一眼(yī bǎn yī yǎn)· lit. one strong beat and one weak beats in a measure of music (two beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. follow a prescribed pattern to the letter
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