百年樹人

Chinese

		one hundred years; century; long time	to cultivate the young
trad. (百年樹人)		百年	樹人
simp. (百年树人)		百年	树人

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bǎiniánshùrén

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨˋ ㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baak³ nin⁴ syu⁶ jan⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: bǎiniánshùrén
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨˋ ㄖㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baenianshuhren
  - IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ni̯ɛn³⁵ ʂu⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: baak³ nin⁴ syu⁶ jan⁴
  - Yale: baak nìhn syuh yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baak⁸ nin⁴ sy⁶ jan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: bag³ nin⁴ xu⁶ yen⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /päːk̚³ niːn²¹ ʃyː²² jɐn²¹/

Idiom

百年樹人

(figuratively) it takes a long time for good education to bear fruit (i.e. to produce talents)

Derived terms

十年樹木，百年樹人／十年树木，百年树人 (shínián shùmù, bǎinián shùrén)

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