好為人師

Chinese

		good; well; be fond of	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	man; person; people	a division (milit.); teacher; master a division (milit.); teacher; master; expert; model
trad. (好為人師)		好	為	人	師
simp. (好为人师)		好	为	人	师

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hàowéirénshī

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄠˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄕ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hou³ wai⁴ jan⁴ si¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: hàowéirénshī
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄠˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄕ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hawweirenshy
  - Tongyong Pinyin: hàowéirénshih
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɑʊ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hou³ wai⁴ jan⁴ si¹
  - Yale: hou wàih yàhn sī
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hou³ wai⁴ jan⁴ si¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: hou³ wei⁴ yen⁴ xi¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hou̯³³ wɐi̯²¹ jɐn²¹ siː⁵⁵/

Idiom

好為人師

to be fond of teaching others; to like to be a master to others
- 科學的態度是「實事求是」，「自以為是」和「好為人師」那樣狂妄的態度是決不能解決問題的。 [MSC, trad.]
  科学的态度是“实事求是”，“自以为是”和“好为人师”那样狂妄的态度是决不能解决问题的。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 1940, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《新民主主義論》 (On New Democracy), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition
  Kēxué de tàidù shì “shíshìqiúshì”, “zìyǐwéishì” hé “hàowéirénshī” nàyàng kuángwàng de tàidù shì jué bùnéng jiějué wèntí de. [Pinyin]
  To "seek truth from facts" is the scientific approach, and presumptuously to claim infallibility and lecture people will never settle anything.

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