身教胜于言教
shēn​jiào​shèng​yú​yán​jiào

example is better than precept

  • created sense approved 身教胜于言教/身教勝於言教 · shēn​jiào​shèng​yú​yán​jiào · example is better than precept — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    身教胜于言教 / 身教勝於言教

    shēn​jiào​shèng​yú​yán​jiào

    example is better than precept

    teaching by setting an example is more effective than just using words; action speaks louder than words

    身教 (literal) → 身教 · shēn​jiào · to teach by example 胜于 (literal) → 胜于/勝於 · shèng​yú · to be better than 言教 (literal) → 言教 · yán​jiào · verbal instruction

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense