一日为师,终身为父

yī rì wéi shī , zhōng shēn wéi fù

(idiom) teacher for one day, father forever; students should have deep respect and lifelong gratitude for their teachers

one

abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3], Japan

wéi

variant of 為|为[wei2]

shī

teacher

,

zhōng

end

shēn

body

wéi

variant of 為|为[wei2]

father