授之以鱼不如授之以渔

Traditional: 授之以魚不如授之以漁

shòu zhī yǐ yú bù rú shòu zhī yǐ yú

Dictionary entry

give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime (idiom)

What does 授之以鱼不如授之以渔 mean?

授之以鱼不如授之以渔 (shòu zhī yǐ yú bù rú shòu zhī yǐ yú) has the following dictionary meaning.

1give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime (idiom)

Character breakdown

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授shòu(bound form) to confer; to give · (bound form) to teach; to instruct 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him 以yǐold variant of 以[yi3]鱼Yúsurname Yu 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-如rúas · as if 渔yúfisherman · to fish

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How to pronounce 授之以鱼不如授之以渔

授之以鱼不如授之以渔

shòu zhī yǐ yú bù rú shòu zhī yǐ yú

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