一日为师，终身为父

lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (idiom)

one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3], Japan

sun / day / date, day of the month

as (in the capacity of) / to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do / by (in the passive voice)

because of / for / to

variant of 為|为[wei2] / as (i.e. in the capacity of) / to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do

variant of 為|为[wei4]

variant of 為|为[wei2]

surname Shi

teacher / master / expert / model / army division / (old) troops / to dispatch troops

end / finish

lifelong / all one's life / marriage

body / life / oneself / personally / one's morality and conduct / the main part of a structure or body / pregnant / classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset / Kangxi radical 158

in the capacity of / as

father