以舌代耕
yǐ​shé​dài​gēng

to earn a living by teaching

  • created sense approved 以舌代耕 · yǐ​shé​dài​gēng · to earn a living by teaching — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    以舌代耕

    yǐ​shé​dài​gēng

    to earn a living by teaching

    to make a living through lecturing or instruction rather than manual labor or farming; literally to use the tongue instead of the plow

    以 (literal) → 以 · yǐ · by means of 舌 (literal) → 舌 · shé · tongue 代 (literal) → 代 · dài · to substitute 耕 (literal) → 耕 · gēng · to work in a field

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