十ㄕˊ年ㄋㄧㄢˊ樹ㄕㄨˋ木ㄇㄨˋshínián‑shùmù，百ㄅㄞˇ年ㄋㄧㄢˊ樹ㄕㄨˋ人ㄖㄣˊbǎinián‑shùrén

简十年树木，百年树人

  1. 培植樹林需要十年，培育人才需要百年。比喻栽培人才是長久之計；也形容培養人才是不容易的事。

英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.