十年樹木，百年樹人 [－－树－－－－树－]

Jyutping sap6 nin4 syu6 muk6 ， baak3 nin4 syu6 jan4
Pinyin shí nián shù mù ， bǎi nián shù rén

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. proverb, figuratively
    it takes a long time for good education to bear fruit (i.e. to produce a competent person)
    • 欣聞歐洲華文作家協會成立二十年了，我自然而然想起了“十年樹木，百年樹人”的老話，頗多感慨。如果換一種表述方式，那是否可以説：人生幾個二十年？
      欣闻欧洲华文作家协会成立二十年了，我自然而然想起了“十年树木，百年树人”的老话，颇多感慨。如果换一种表述方式，那是否可以说：人生几个二十年？
      xīn wén ōu zhōu huá wén zuò jiā xié huì chéng lì èr shí nián le ， wǒ ｚìｒáｎéｒｒáｎ xiǎng qǐ le “ shí nián shù mù ， bǎi nián shù rén ” de lǎo huà ， pō duō gǎn kǎi ． rú guǒ huàn yī zhǒng biǎo shù fāng shì ， nà shì fǒu kě yǐ shuō ： rén shēng jǐ gè èr shí nián ？
      Being glad to hear that it had been twenty years since CWAE was founded, I automatically remembered that old saying, "it takes a long time to produce a competent person". Many feelings welled up inside my mind. If I change its way of expression, then could it be "How many 'twenty years' are there in a person's life?"
    • “十年樹木，百年樹人”，教育是長期工程，不要指望孩子一兩個月就會發生多大變化、進步多麼明顯
      “十年树木，百年树人”，教育是长期工程，不要指望孩子一两个月就会发生多大变化、进步多么明显
      “ shí nián shù mù ， bǎi nián shù rén ” ， jiào yù shì cháng qī gōng chéng ， bù yào zhǐ wàng hái zǐ yī liǎng gè yuè jiù huì fā shēng duō dà biàn huà ， jìn bù duō me míng xiǎn
      "It takes a long time to produce a competent person." Education is a long-term project so don't expect your children to change much or make clear progress after only one to two months

十年樹木，百年樹人 [－－树－－－－树－]

Jyutping sap6 nin4 syu6 muk6 baak3 nin4 syu6 jan4
Pinyin shí nián shù mù ， bǎi nián shù rén

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    種植樹木​需要​十年​，​裁培​人才​需要​更​長​嘅​時​間​，​指出​培育​係​長​久之​計
    talent is hard to come by and requires effort over a long period of time; literally: it takes a decade to grow a tree, but a century to train a man

十年樹木，百年樹人 [－－树－－－－树－]

Jyutping sap6 nin4 syu6 muk6 , baak3 nin4 syu6 jan4
Pinyin shí nián shù mù , bǎi nián shù rén

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom). A good education program takes a long time to develop.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    十年树木，百年树人
    十年樹木，百年樹人
    sap6 nin4 syu6 muk6, baak3 nin4 syu6 jan4
    • It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    欣闻欧洲华文作家协会成立二十年了，我自然而然想起了“十年树木，百年树人”的老话，颇多感慨。如果换一种表述方式，那是否可以说：人生几个二十年？
    欣聞歐洲華文作家協會成立二十年了，我自然而然想起了“十年樹木，百年樹人”的老話，頗多感慨。如果換一種表述方式，那是否可以説：人生幾個二十年？
    xīn wén ōu zhōu huá wén zuò jiā xié huì chéng lì èr shí nián le ， wǒ ｚìｒáｎéｒｒáｎ xiǎng qǐ le “ shí nián shù mù ， bǎi nián shù rén ” de lǎo huà ， pō duō gǎn kǎi ． rú guǒ huàn yī zhǒng biǎo shù fāng shì ， nà shì fǒu kě yǐ shuō ： rén shēng jǐ gè èr shí nián ？
    • Being glad to hear that it had been twenty years since CWAE was founded, I automatically remembered that old saying, "it takes a long time to produce a competent person". Many feelings welled up inside my mind. If I change its way of expression, then could it be "How many 'twenty years' are there in a person's life?"
  2. Mandarin
    “十年树木，百年树人”，教育是长期工程，不要指望孩子一两个月就会发生多大变化、进步多么明显
    “十年樹木，百年樹人”，教育是長期工程，不要指望孩子一兩個月就會發生多大變化、進步多麼明顯
    “ shí nián shù mù ， bǎi nián shù rén ” ， jiào yù shì cháng qī gōng chéng ， bù yào zhǐ wàng hái zǐ yī liǎng gè yuè jiù huì fā shēng duō dà biàn huà ， jìn bù duō me míng xiǎn
    • "It takes a long time to produce a competent person." Education is a long-term project so don't expect your children to change much or make clear progress after only one to two months