一日為師，終身為父

See also: 一日为师，终身为父

Chinese

		one day; another day in the future	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	a division (milit.); teacher; master a division (milit.); teacher; master; expert; model		all one's life; one's lifetime	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	father
trad. (一日為師，終身為父)		一日	為	師	，	終身	為	父
simp. (一日为师，终身为父)		一日	为	师	，	终身	为	父
alternative forms		一日為師，終生為父／一日为师，终生为父

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīrì wéi shī, zhōngshēn wéi fù

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄖˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄕ , ㄓㄨㄥ ㄕㄣ ㄨㄟˊ ㄈㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ jat⁶ wai⁴ si¹, zung¹ san¹ wai⁴ fu⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīrì wéi shī, zhōngshēn wéi fù [Phonetic: yírì wéi shī, zhōngshēn wéi fù]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄖˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄕ , ㄓㄨㄥ ㄕㄣ ㄨㄟˊ ㄈㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yirìh wéi shih, jhongshen wéi fù
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-jih⁴ wei² shih¹, chung¹-shên¹ wei² fu⁴
    • Yale: yī-r̀ wéi shr̄-, jūng-shēn wéi fù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iryh wei shy, jongshen wei fuh
    • Palladius: ижи вэй ши, чжуншэнь вэй фу (iži vɛj ši, čžunšɛnʹ vɛj fu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ fu⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ jat⁶ wai⁴ si¹, zung¹ san¹ wai⁴ fu⁶
    • Yale: yāt yaht wàih sī, jūng sān wàih fuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ jat⁹ wai⁴ si¹, dzung¹ san¹ wai⁴ fu⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ yed⁶ wei⁴ xi¹, zung¹ sen¹ wei⁴ fu⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ jɐt̚² wɐi̯²¹ siː⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ sɐn⁵⁵ wɐi̯²¹ fuː²²/

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• Middle Chinese: 'jit nyit hjwe srij tsyuwng syin hjwe bjuX

Rime
Character	一	日	為	師	終	身	父
Reading #	1/1	1/1	1/2	1/1	1/1	1/1	2/2
Initial (聲)	影 (34)	日 (38)	云 (35)	生 (21)	章 (23)	書 (26)	並 (3)
Final (韻)	質 (48)	質 (48)	支 (14)	脂 (17)	東 (2)	眞 (43)	虞 (24)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Checked (Ø)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open	Closed	Open	Open	Open	Closed
Division (等)	III	III	III	III	III	III	III
Fanqie	於悉切	人質切	薳支切	疏夷切	職戎切	失人切	扶雨切
Baxter	'jit	nyit	hjwe	srij	tsyuwng	syin	bjuX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔiɪt̚/	/ȵiɪt̚/	/ɦˠiuᴇ/	/ʃˠiɪ/	/t͡ɕɨuŋ/	/ɕiɪn/	/bɨoX/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔit̚/	/ȵit̚/	/ɦʷᵚiɛ/	/ʃᵚi/	/t͡ɕiuŋ/	/ɕin/	/bioX/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔjet̚/	/ȵʑjet̚/	/ɣiuɛ/	/ʃiɪ/	/t͡ɕiuŋ/	/ɕjen/	/bioX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔit̚/	/ȵit̚/	/ɦjwiə̆/	/ʂji/	/cuwŋ/	/ɕin/	/buə̆X/
Li Rong	/ʔiĕt̚/	/ȵiĕt̚/	/ɣjue/	/ʃji/	/t͡ɕiuŋ/	/ɕiĕn/	/bioX/
Wang Li	/ĭĕt̚/	/ȵʑĭĕt̚/	/ɣǐwe/	/ʃi/	/t͡ɕĭuŋ/	/ɕĭĕn/	/bĭuX/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʔi̯ĕt̚/	/ȵʑi̯ĕt̚/	/wie̯/	/ʂi/	/t͡ɕi̯uŋ/	/ɕi̯ĕn/	/bʱi̯uX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yi	rì	wéi	shī	zhōng	shēn	fù
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jat1	jat6	wai4	si1	zung1	san1	fu6

Proverb

一日為師，終身為父

1. Even if someone is your teacher for only a day, you should regard him like your father for the rest of your life.

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (一日為師，終身為父):

• → Vietnamese: nhất nhật vi sư, chung thân vi phụ (一日為師，終身為父)