授人以鱼不如授人以渔

Traditional: 授人以魚不如授人以漁

shòu rén yǐ yú bù rú shòu rén 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

What does 授人以鱼不如授人以渔 mean?

授人以鱼不如授人以渔 (shòu rén yǐ yú bù rú shòu rén 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

2knowledge is the best charity

Character breakdown

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授shòu(bound form) to confer; to give · (bound form) to teach; to instruct 人rénperson; people · CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]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 授人以鱼不如授人以渔

授人以鱼不如授人以渔

shòu rén yǐ yú bù rú shòu rén yǐ yú

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