一日为师，终身为父
yī​rì​wéi​shī​zhōng​shēn​wéi​fù

teacher for one day, father for life

  1. 一 yī numeral
    one
    one; the number 1; single; alone
  2. 日 rì nounadverb
    day
    a 24-hour period; the time it takes for the earth to rotate once on its axis
  3. 为 為 wéi verbpreposition
    to be
    to be; to become; to act as; to serve as; to take as
  4. 师 師 shī nounaffix
    teacher
    (bound form) teacher; master; person who imparts knowledge or skills
  5. ， zhōng
    non-Chinese
  6. 终 終 zhōng adjectiveadverb
    whole
    (bound form) whole; entire; lasting from the beginning to the end of a period of time
  7. 身 shēn adjectivenoun
    life
    one's life or lifetime
  8. 为 為 wéi verbpreposition
    to be
    to be; to become; to act as; to serve as; to take as
  9. 父 fù noun
    father
    (bound form) father; male relative of an older generation