# 一日為師，終身為父
## Chinese

| | | one day; another day in the future | because of; for; tobecause of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become | a division (milit.); teacher; mastera division (milit.); teacher; master; expert; model | | all one's life; one's lifetime | because of; for; tobecause of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become | father |
| trad. (一日為師，終身為父) | trad. (一日為師，終身為父) | 一日 | 為 | 師 | ， | 終身 | 為 | 父 |
| simp. (一日为师，终身为父) | simp. (一日为师，终身为父) | 一日 | 为 | 师 | ， | 终身 | 为 | 父 |
| alternative forms | alternative forms | 一日為師，終生為父／一日为师，终生为父 | 一日為師，終生為父／一日为师，终生为父 | 一日為師，終生為父／一日为师，终生为父 | 一日為師，終生為父／一日为师，终生为父 | 一日為師，終生為父／一日为师，终生为父 | 一日為師，終生為父／一日为师，终生为父 | 一日為師，終生為父／一日为师，终生为父 |

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): yīrì wéi shī, zhōngshēn wéi fù
    (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄖˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄕ , ㄓㄨㄥ ㄕㄣ ㄨㄟˊ ㄈㄨˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): jat$^1$ jat$^6$ wai$^4$ si$^1$, zung$^1$ san$^1$ wai$^4$ fu$^6$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yīrì wéi shī, zhōngshēn wéi fù [Phonetic: yírì wéi shī, zhōngshēn wéi fù]
*** Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄖˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄕ , ㄓㄨㄥ ㄕㄣ ㄨㄟˊ ㄈㄨˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yirìh wéi shih, jhongshen wéi fù
*** Wade–Giles: i$^1$-jih$^4$ wei$^2$ shih$^1$, chung$^1$-shên$^1$ wei$^2$ fu$^4$
*** Yale: yī-r̀ wéi shr̄-, jūng-shēn wéi fù
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iryh wei shy, jongshen wei fuh
*** Palladius: ижи вэй ши, чжуншэнь вэй фу (iži vɛj ši, čžunšɛnʹ vɛj fu)
*** Sinological IPA : /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ fu⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: jat$^1$ jat$^6$ wai$^4$ si$^1$, zung$^1$ san$^1$ wai$^4$ fu$^6$
*** Yale: yāt yaht wàih sī, jūng sān wàih fuh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: jat$^7$ jat$^9$ wai$^4$ si$^1$, dzung$^1$ san$^1$ wai$^4$ fu$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: yed$^1$ yed$^6$ wei$^4$ xi$^1$, zung$^1$ sen$^1$ wei$^4$ fu$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /jɐt̚⁵ jɐt̚² wɐi̯²¹ siː⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ sɐn⁵⁵ wɐi̯²¹ fuː²²/
* Middle Chinese: 'jit nyit hjwe srij tsyuwng syin hjwe bjuX
Rime :
| Character | 一 | 日 | 為 | 師 | 終 | 身 | 父 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 影 (34) | 日 (38) | 云 (35) | 生 (21) | 章 (23) | 書 (26) | 並 (3) |
| Final (韻) | 質 (48) | 質 (48) | 支 (14) | 脂 (17) | 東 (2) | 眞 (43) | 虞 (24) |
| Tone (調) | Checked (Ø) | Checked (Ø) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open | Closed | Open | Open | Open | Closed |
| Division (等) | III | III | III | III | III | III | III |
| Fanqie | 於悉切 | 人質切 | 薳支切 | 疏夷切 | 職戎切 | 失人切 | 扶雨切 |
| Baxter | 'jit | nyit | hjwe | srij | tsyuwng | syin | bjuX |
| Reconstructions ||||||||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ʔiɪt̚/ | /ȵiɪt̚/ | /ɦˠiuᴇ/ | /ʃˠiɪ/ | /t͡ɕɨuŋ/ | /ɕiɪn/ | /bɨo$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ʔit̚/ | /ȵit̚/ | /ɦʷᵚiɛ/ | /ʃᵚi/ | /t͡ɕiuŋ/ | /ɕin/ | /bio$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ʔjet̚/ | /ȵʑjet̚/ | /ɣiuɛ/ | /ʃiɪ/ | /t͡ɕiuŋ/ | /ɕjen/ | /bio$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ʔit̚/ | /ȵit̚/ | /ɦjwiə̆/ | /ʂji/ | /cuwŋ/ | /ɕin/ | /buə̆$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /ʔiĕt̚/ | /ȵiĕt̚/ | /ɣjue/ | /ʃji/ | /t͡ɕiuŋ/ | /ɕiĕn/ | /bio$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /ĭĕt̚/ | /ȵʑĭĕt̚/ | /ɣǐwe/ | /ʃi/ | /t͡ɕĭuŋ/ | /ɕĭĕn/ | /bĭu$^X$/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /ʔi̯ĕt̚/ | /ȵʑi̯ĕt̚/ | /wie̯/ | /ʂi/ | /t͡ɕi̯uŋ/ | /ɕi̯ĕn/ | /bʱi̯u$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | yi | rì | wéi | shī | zhōng | shēn | fù |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | jat$^1$ | jat$^6$ | wai$^4$ | si$^1$ | zung$^1$ | san$^1$ | fu$^6$ |

### Proverb

一日為師，終身為父
* Even if someone is your teacher for only a day, you should regard him like your father for the rest of your life.

#### Descendants

* → Vietnamese: nhất nhật vi sư, chung thân vi phụ (一日為師，終身為父)