授人以鱼不如授人以渔

Traditional form:

授人以魚不如授人以漁

Pinyin (reading):

shòurényǐyúbùrúshòurényǐyú

Definitions:

• give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime
• knowledge is the best charity

Characters:

• 授 - to award, to confer, to instruct, to teach
• 人 - man, person; people
• 以 - according to; so as to; because of; then
• 鱼 - fish
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 如 - as, as if, like, such as, supposing
• 授 - to award, to confer, to instruct, to teach
• 人 - man, person; people
• 以 - according to; so as to; because of; then
• 渔 - fisherman; to fish; to pursue; to sieze

Traditional characters:

• 授 - to award, to confer, to instruct, to teach
• 人 - man, person; people
• 以 - according to; so as to; because of; then
• 魚 - fish
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 如 - as, as if, like, such as, supposing
• 授 - to award, to confer, to instruct, to teach
• 人 - man, person; people
• 以 - according to; so as to; because of; then
• 漁 - fisherman; to fish; to pursue; to sieze