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bǎiniánshùrén
Chinese (Traditional) to English translation and meaning.
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- bǎiniánshùrén - 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)”).
- Centennial Tree Man
- idiom takes 10 years to cultivate a tree hundred years to cultivate a person
