Learning & Wisdom
敎學相長
교학상장
jiào xué xiāng zhǎng
Gyo-hak-sang-jang
敎
가르칠 교
學
배울 학
相
서로 상
長
자랄 장
Character by character
Meaning
Teaching and learning grow each other.
Origin
From the "Records of Learning" chapter of the Book of Rites.
How it is used
Used to describe learning more by teaching than by studying alone.
Hanja敎學相長
Simplified教学相长
Korean reading교학상장
Pinyinjiào xué xiāng zhǎng
Frequently asked questions
Q. What does Gyo-hak-sang-jang mean?
敎學相長 · Teaching and learning grow each other.
Q. Where does Gyo-hak-sang-jang come from?
From the "Records of Learning" chapter of the Book of Rites.
Q. How is Gyo-hak-sang-jang used?
Used to describe learning more by teaching than by studying alone.
Idioms in the same group
刮目相對 Gwal-mok-sang-daeRub your eyes and look again — someone’s ability has grown astonishingly.多多益善 Da-da-ik-seonThe more, the better.聞一知十 Mun-il-ji-sipHear one thing and know ten — exceptional quickness of mind.格物致知 Gyeong-mul-chi-jiInvestigate things to reach knowledge.學而時習 Hak-i-si-seupLearn, and practise it in due time.不恥下問 Bul-chi-ha-munNot ashamed to ask those below you.
The idioms used in Korea mix phrases from the Chinese classics with ones coined in Korea. Where an expression is not used in China, the entry says so.