yī​rì​wéi​shī​zhōng​shēn​wéi​fù

teacher for one day, father for life

一日为师,终身为父 一日為師,終身為父 yī​rì​wéi​shī​zhōng​shēn​wéi​fù
teacher for one day, father for life
(idiom) even a teacher for a single day should be respected and honored like a father for the rest of one's life; expresses the deep lifelong gratitude and respect a student owes to their teacher