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授人以魚不如授人以漁 (sau6 jan4 ji5 jyu4 bat1 jyu4 sau6 jan4 ji5 jyu4) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

授人以魚不如授人以漁 (sau6 jan4 ji5 jyu4 bat1 jyu4 sau6 jan4 ji5 jyu4, shòu rén yǐ yú bù rú shòu rén yǐ yú) — give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime; knowledge is the best charity

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Usage

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 授權書 (sau6 kyun4 syu1) — Authorization letter; certificate if authorization; power of attorney
• 授 (sau6) — to teach; to instruct; to award; to give; to transmit; to confer
• 授之以魚不如授之以漁 (sau6 zi1 ji5 jyu2 bat1 jyu4 sau6 zi1 ji5 jyu4) — give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed …
• 授乳 (sau6 jyu5) — lactation; breast-feeding
• 授予 (sau6 jyu5) — to award; to confer
• 授人以柄 (sau6 jan4 ji5 beng3) — to hand someone the swordhilt (idiom); to give someone a hold on oneself

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