| 一字之师 |
yī zì zhī shī |
one who can correct a misread or misspelt character and thus be your master |
| 一 |
yī |
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 |
| 一字 |
yī zì |
in a row; in a line |
| 字 |
zì |
letter / symbol / character / word / CL:个 / courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China |
| 之 |
zhī |
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的) / him / her / it |
| 师 |
Shī |
surname Shi |
| 师 |
shī |
teacher / master / expert / model / army division / (old) troops / to dispatch troops |