授人以鱼不如授人以渔

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

授

shòu

(bound form) to confer; to give

人

rén

person; people

以

yǐ

abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]

鱼

yú

fish (CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3])

不

bù

no; not so

如

rú

as

授

shòu

(bound form) to confer; to give

人

rén

person; people

以

yǐ

abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]

渔

yú

fisherman