授人以魚不如授人以漁

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See also: 授人以鱼不如授人以渔

Chinese

to teach; to instruct; to award
to teach; to instruct; to award; to give
 
 man; person; people
to use; according to; so as to
to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.)
 
 fish not as good as
to teach; to instruct; to award
to teach; to instruct; to award; to give
 
 man; person; people
to use; according to; so as to
to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.)
 
 fisherman; to fish
trad. (授人以魚不如授人以漁) 授 人 以 魚 不如 授 人 以 漁
simp. (授人以鱼不如授人以渔) 授 人 以 鱼 不如 授 人 以 渔
Literally: “giving a person fish is not as good as teaching a person to fish”.

Etymology

魚 (OC *ŋa, “fish”) and 漁 (OC *ŋa, “fishing”) have been homophonic since Old Chinese, both derived from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ŋja (“fish”).

Pronunciation

Proverb

授人以魚不如授人以漁

  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
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