yī​rì​wéi​shī​zhōng​shēn​wéi​fù

teacher for one day, father for life

Senses

一日为师,终身为父/ 一日為師,終身為父 yī​rì​wéi​shī​zhōng​shēn​wéi​fù (also yí​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

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