粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongPhrase
朝早先種樹，夜晚就想鋸咗佢鎅木板，但係棟樹冇可能喺咁短時間生得咁快，比喻為#急功近利 (eager for instant success and quick benefit)
語句Examples
利字當頭，仲朝種樹晚𠝹板，噉嘅心態好唔健康。
lei6 zi6 dong1 tau4, zung6 ziu1 zung3 syu6 maan5 gaai3 baan2, gam2 ge3 sam1 taai3 hou2 m4 gin6 hong1.
It's not a sound attitude to emphasize benefits only and long for instant success and quick benefit.