臺上一分鐘，臺下十年功

Chinese

		(measure word); platform; stage (measure word); platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; desk; station; broadcasting station	up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	minute		off the stage	ten years; decade	merit; achievement; result merit; achievement; result; service; accomplishment
trad. (臺上一分鐘，臺下十年功/台上一分鐘，台下十年功)		臺/台	上	一	分鐘	，	臺下/台下	十年	功
simp. (台上一分钟，台下十年功)		台	上	一	分钟	，	台下	十年	功

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tái shàng yī fēnzhōng , táixià shínián gōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄞˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄧ ㄈㄣ ㄓㄨㄥ , ㄊㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄥ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tái shàng yī fēnzhōng , táixià shínián gōng [Phonetic: tái shàng yì fēnzhōng , táixià shínián gōng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄞˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄧ ㄈㄣ ㄓㄨㄥ , ㄊㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tái shàng yi fenjhong , táisià shíhnián gong
    • Wade–Giles: tʻai² shang⁴ i¹ fên¹-chung¹ , tʻai²-hsia⁴ shih²-nien² kung¹
    • Yale: tái shàng yī fēn-jūng , tái-syà shŕ-nyán gūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tair shanq i fenjong , tairshiah shyrnian gong
    • Palladius: тай шан и фэньчжун , тайся шинянь гун (taj šan i fɛnʹčžun , tajsja šinjanʹ gun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰaɪ̯³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ fən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰaɪ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

Proverb

臺上一分鐘，臺下十年功

1. a minute performing on stage represents a decade of work off-stage

Synonyms

• 臺上三分鐘，臺下十年功／台上三分钟，台下十年功
• 臺上十分鐘，臺下十年功／台上十分钟，台下十年功