十年树木,百年树人 in English shi2 nian2 shu4 mu4 , bai3 nian2 shu4 ren2 Meaning
Meanings
- It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiomatic expression). A good education program takes a long time to develop.
Pinyin
shi2 nian2 shu4 mu4 , bai3 nian2 shu4 ren2Literal
Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.
十 年 树 木 , 百 年 树 人