前人栽树，后人乘凉
Traditional: 前人栽樹，後人乘涼Dictionary entry
to enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors. (idiom)
What does 前人栽树，后人乘凉 mean?
前人栽树，后人乘凉 (qián rén zāi shù , hòu rén chéng liáng) has the following dictionary meaning.
1to enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors. (idiom)
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前qiánfront · forward人rénperson; people · CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]栽zāito plant; to grow · to insert; to erect (e.g. a bus stop sign)树shùtree · CL:棵[ke1]后Hòusurname Hou乘Chéngsurname Cheng凉Liángthe five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼|南凉[Nan2 Liang2] (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421)
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