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授之以鱼不如授之以渔

shòu zhī yǐ yú bù rú shòu zhī yǐ yú

10-character word Traditional 授之以魚不如授之以漁

What 授之以鱼不如授之以渔 means

1. 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)

The characters in 授之以鱼不如授之以渔

• 授shòu(bound form) to confer; to give; (bound form) to teach; to instruct; (literary) to appoint
• 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的; him; her
• 以yǐto use; by means of; according to
• 鱼yúfish; used in the names of various aquatic animals that are not fish (including abalone 鲍鱼
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 如rúas; as if; such as
• 授shòu(bound form) to confer; to give; (bound form) to teach; to instruct; (literary) to appoint
• 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的; him; her
• 以yǐto use; by means of; according to
• 渔yúfisherman; to fish