言教不如身教

Traditional form:

言教不如身教

Pinyin (reading):

yánjiàobùrúshēnjiào

Definitions:

• Explaining in words is not as good as teaching by example (idiom). Action speaks louder than words.

Characters:

• 言 - words, speech; to speak, to say
• 教 - school, education
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 如 - as, as if, like, such as, supposing
• 身 - body, torso; person; pregnancy
• 教 - school, education

Traditional characters:

• 言 - words, speech; to speak, to say
• 教 - school, education
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 如 - as, as if, like, such as, supposing
• 身 - body, torso; person; pregnancy
• 教 - school, education