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
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pek-liân-sū-lîn / pek-liân-sū-jîn / pek-nî-sū-lîn / pek-liân-chhiū-jîn

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǎiniánshùrén
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨˋ ㄖㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǎiniánshùrén
    • Wade–Giles: pai³-nien²-shu⁴-jên²
    • Yale: bǎi-nyán-shù-rén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baenianshuhren
    • Palladius: байняньшужэнь (bajnjanʹšužɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯ɛn³⁵ ʂu⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: baak³ nin⁴ syu⁶ jan⁴
    • Yale: baak nìhn syuh yàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baak⁸ nin⁴ sy⁶ jan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: bag³ nin⁴ xu⁶ yen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːk̚³ niːn²¹ syː²² jɐn²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pek-liân-sū-lîn
    • Tâi-lô: pik-liân-sū-lîn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pekliensuxliin
    • IPA (Xiamen): /piɪk̚³²⁻⁴ liɛn²⁴⁻²² su²²⁻²¹ lin²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pek-liân-sū-jîn
    • Tâi-lô: pik-liân-sū-jîn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pekliensuxjiin
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /piɪk̚³²⁻⁴ liɛn²³⁻³³ su³³⁻²¹ zin²³/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pek-nî-sū-lîn
    • Tâi-lô: pik-nî-sū-lîn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: peknisuxliin
    • IPA (Xiamen): /piɪk̚³²⁻⁴ nĩ²⁴⁻²² su²²⁻²¹ lin²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pek-liân-chhiū-jîn
    • Tâi-lô: pik-liân-tshiū-jîn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: peklienchiuxjiin
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /piɪk̚³²⁻⁴ liɛn²³⁻³³ t͡sʰiu³³⁻²¹ zin²³/

Proverb

百年樹人

1. 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)”).