臺上一分鐘,臺下十年功 tái shàng yī fēn zhōng , tái xià shí nián gōng

DEFINITIONS

  1. ten years of practice for one minute on the stage (idiom)

CHARACTERS

臺 tái tower, lookout; stage, platform
上 shàng top; superior, highest; go up, send up
一 yī one; a, an; alone
分 fēn divide; small unit of time etc.
鐘 zhōng clock; bell
臺 tái tower, lookout; stage, platform
下 xià under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
十 shí ten, tenth; complete; perfect
年 nián year; new-years; person's age
功 gōng achievement, merit, good result