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粵語辭叢

百年樹人

baak3 nin4 syu6 jan4included in 1 dictionaries
維基辭典YuePhrase

Original phonetic: /paːk̚³ niːn²¹ syː²² jɐn²¹/

short for 十年樹木,百年樹人/十年树木,百年树人 (shínián shùmù, bǎinián shùrén, “it takes a long time for good education to bear fruit (i.e. to produce a competent person)”)