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 him for a lifetime (idiom)

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  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)

Written Forms

授之以魚不如授之以漁Traditional · Main Form
授之以鱼不如授之以渔Alternate Form

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