百年大計

Chinese

		one hundred years; century; long time	great plan; grand scheme; matter of fundamental importance
trad. (百年大計)		百年	大計
simp. (百年大计)		百年	大计

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǎiniándàjì

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baak³ nin⁴ daai⁶ gai³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǎiniándàjì
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǎiniándàjì
    • Wade–Giles: pai³-nien²-ta⁴-chi⁴
    • Yale: bǎi-nyán-dà-jì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baeniandahjih
    • Palladius: байняньдацзи (bajnjanʹdaczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯ɛn³⁵ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: baak³ nin⁴ daai⁶ gai³
    • Yale: baak nìhn daaih gai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baak⁸ nin⁴ daai⁶ gai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: bag³ nin⁴ dai⁶ gei³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːk̚³ niːn²¹ taːi̯²² kɐi̯³³/

Idiom

百年大計

1. (figurative) matter of paramount importance; vital long-term project