前人種樹，後人乘涼

Chinese

		the ancients; people from ancient times; forefathers the ancients; people from ancient times; forefathers; predecessor	to plant trees; to plant		later generations; future generations; posterity later generations; future generations; posterity; people in the rear	to relax in a cool place
trad. (前人種樹，後人乘涼)		前人	種樹	，	後人	乘涼
simp. (前人种树，后人乘凉)		前人	种树	，	后人	乘凉
Literally: “The ancestors plant trees, the descendants can then rest under its shade.”

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiánrénzhòngshù, hòurénchéngliáng

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄨˋ , ㄏㄡˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cin⁴ jan⁴ zung³ syu⁶, hau⁶ jan⁴ sing⁴ loeng⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qiánrénzhòngshù, hòurénchéngliáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄨˋ , ㄏㄡˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄤˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ciánrénjhòngshù, hòurénchéngliáng
  - Wade–Giles: chʻien²-jên²-chung⁴-shu⁴, hou⁴-jên²-chʻêng²-liang²
  - Yale: chyán-rén-jùng-shù-, hòu-rén-chéng-lyáng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyanrenjonqshuh, howrencherngliang
  - Palladius: цяньжэньчжуншу, хоужэньчэнлян (cjanʹžɛnʹčžunšu, xoužɛnʹčɛnljan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂu⁵¹⁻⁵³ xoʊ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ li̯ɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: cin⁴ jan⁴ zung³ syu⁶, hau⁶ jan⁴ sing⁴ loeng⁴
  - Yale: chìhn yàhn jung syuh, hauh yàhn sìhng lèuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsin⁴ jan⁴ dzung³ sy⁶, hau⁶ jan⁴ sing⁴ loeng⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: qin⁴ yen⁴ zung³ xu⁶, heo⁶ yen⁴ xing⁴ lêng⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːn²¹ jɐn²¹ t͡sʊŋ³³ syː²² hɐu̯²² jɐn²¹ sɪŋ²¹ lœːŋ²¹/

Proverb

前人種樹，後人乘涼

Synonym of 前人栽樹，後人乘涼／前人栽树，后人乘凉 (qiánrén zāi shù, hòurén chéngliáng)

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