model teacher of every age (idiom) / eternal paragon / refers to Confucius (551-479 BC) 孔子[Kong3 zi3]
见贤思齐
jiàn xián sī qí
see a worthy, think to imitate (idiom, from Analects) / emulate the virtuous / Follow the example of a virtuous and wise teacher.
为人师表
wéi rén shī biǎo
to serve as a model for others (idiom) / to be a worthy teacher
徐悲鸿
Xú Bēi hóng
Xu Beihong (1895-1953), famous European-trained painter and influential art teacher
三人行，必有我师
sān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī
lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius) / you have sth to learn from everyone
人非生而知之者，熟能无惑
rén fēi shēng ér zhī zhī zhě , shú néng wú huò
Knowledge is not innate to man, how can we overcome doubt? / We are not born with knowledge, how does one achieve maturity? (i.e. without guidance from a teacher - Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈)
If sb has grasped the truth before you, take him as your teacher (Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈[Han2 Yu4]). / We should learn from one who knows the way.
道所存者，乃师所存者
dào suǒ cún zhě , nǎi shī suǒ cún zhě
If sb has grasped the truth before you, take him as your teacher (Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈[Han2 Yu4]). / We should learn from one who knows the way.
阇黎
shé lí
Buddhist teacher (Sanskrit transliteration) / also written 闍梨|阇梨[she2 li2]
阿阇梨
ā shé lí
Buddhist teacher (Sanskrit transliteration) / also written 阿闍黎|阿阇黎[a1 she2 li2]
阿阇黎
ā shé lí
Buddhist teacher (Sanskrit transliteration) / also written 阿闍梨|阿阇梨[a1 she2 li2]
Knowledge is not innate to man, how can we overcome doubt? / We are not born with knowledge, how does one achieve maturity? (i.e. without guidance from a teacher - Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈[Han2 Yu4])
反面教员
fǎn miàn jiào yuán
(PRC) teacher by negative example / sb from whom one can learn what not to do
lǎo shī
