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身教胜于言教
shēn jiào shèng yú yán jiào
What 身教胜于言教 means
- teaching by example beats explaining in words (idiom)
- action speaks louder than words
The characters in 身教胜于言教
- 身shēnbody; life; oneself
- 教jiāoto teach; to instruct
- 胜shèngvictory; success; to beat
- 于yúto go; to take; sentence-final interrogative particle
- 言yánwords; speech; to say
- 教jiāoto teach; to instruct
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