[百年树人 / 百年樹人, bǎi nián shù rén, ㄅㄞˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨˋ ㄖㄣˊ]It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (成语 saw). A good education program takes a long time to develop.; refers to the saw 十年樹木, 百年樹人|十年树木, 百年树人#124867[Add to Longdo]
[一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳 / 一年被蛇咬十年怕井繩, yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng, ㄧ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄟˋ ㄕㄜˊ ㄧㄠˇ ㄕˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄆㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄕㄥˊ]bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (成语 saw); once bitten twice shy[Add to Longdo]
[十年树木,百年树人 / 十年樹木,百年樹人, shí nián shù mù, bǎi nián shù rén, ㄕˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨˋ ㄇㄨˋ, ㄅㄞˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨˋ ㄖㄣˊ]It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (成语 saw). A good education program takes a long time to develop.[Add to Longdo]
[いちぞういちげん, ichizouichigen](n) { Buddh } 16, 800, 000-year period over which a human lifespan increases from ten years to 84, 000 years (by one year per century) and then decreases back to ten (by one year per century)[Add to Longdo]
[ねんき, nenki](n) (1) period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); (2) (abbr) (See 年季奉公) apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture; (3) (年期 only) one-year period[Add to Longdo]