bǎi​nián​shù​rén

it takes a century to train a person

百年树人 百年樹人 bǎi​nián​shù​rén
it takes a century to train a person
It takes many years to cultivate talented people or raise children to be upstanding citizens; often used with 十年树木 shí​nián​shù​mù to emphasize that education is a long-term project

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