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百年樹人〔--树-〕 baak3 nin4 syu6 jan4 {bǎi nián shù rén}

  1. It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom)
  2. fig. a good education program takes a long time to develop
  3. cf. 十年樹木，百年樹人，百年树人

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