一日为师，终身为父

Traditional form:

一日為師，終身為父

Pinyin (reading):

yīrìwéishī,zhōngshēnwéifù

Definitions:

• lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (idiom)

Characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 日 - sun; day; daytime
• 为 - to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
• 师 - teacher, professional, master
• 终 - end; finally, in the end
• 身 - body, torso; person; pregnancy
• 为 - to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
• 父 - father, dad

Traditional characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 日 - sun; day; daytime
• 為 - to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
• 師 - teacher, professional, master
• 終 - end; finally, in the end
• 身 - body, torso; person; pregnancy
• 為 - to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
• 父 - father, dad