严师畏友 — “A strict teacher and a respected friend who provides candid advice”
严师畏友 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a strict teacher and a respected friend who provides candid advice”. Both essential for one's personal growth and improvement. Literally, “strict teacher and awe-inspiring friend”.
严师畏友 Pronunciation and Pinyin
严师畏友 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 严师畏友
Idioms Related to 严师畏友
More idioms starting with 严
- yán严sī丝hé合fèng缝fitting together perfectly
- yán严yán严shí实shí实tightly sealed or packed
- yán严yú于lǜ律jǐ己be strict with oneself
- yán严yú于lǜ律yǐ已Be strict with oneself
- yán严yú于zé责jǐ己，，kuān宽yǐ以dài待rén人Be strict with self, lenient with others
- yán严yǐ以lǜ律jǐ己，，kuān宽yǐ以zì字rén人Be strict with self, lenient with others
- yán严yǐ以lǜ律jǐ己，，kuān宽yǐ以dài待rén人be strict with self, lenient with others
- yán严xíng刑jùn峻zhì制strict laws and severe punishments
- yán严xíng刑jùn峻fǎ法harsh punishments and strict laws
- yán严jiā家è饿lì隶rigid, restrained calligraphic style
- yán严shī师chū出gāo高tú徒Strict teachers make excellent students
- yán严chéng惩bù不dài贷punish severely without leniency
Recommended tools
Writing Worksheets
Printable tracing sheets with a QR learning companion
Open the tool →
Stroke Order Animator
Turn a Chinese character or sentence into a GIF or MP4
Open the tool →
Bingo Cards
Picture and word Bingo for your class
Open the tool →
Chinese Text Image Generator
Create PNGs with pinyin, highlight character parts or remove strokes
Open the tool →Questions about 严师畏友
What does 严师畏友 mean?
严师畏友 (yán shī wèi yǒu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a strict teacher and a respected friend who provides candid advice”.
How do you pronounce 严师畏友?
严师畏友 is pronounced yán shī wèi yǒu in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 严师畏友 literally mean?
Literally, 严师畏友 means “strict teacher and awe-inspiring friend”. It is used to mean “a strict teacher and a respected friend who provides candid advice”.
What is the Chinese definition of 严师畏友?
畏友：令人敬畏的好友。严厉的师父，令人敬畏的好友