一年之計在於春 (jat1 nin4 zi1 gai3 zoi6 jyu1 ceon1 | yi1 nian2 zhi1 ji4 zai4 yu2 chun1) : planning for the year will be done in spring

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一年之計在於春

jat1 nin4 zi1 gai3 zoi6 jyu1 ceon1

yi1 nian2 zhi1 ji4 zai4 yu2 chun1

planning for the year will be done in Spring:
One should give an early start and plan for the year at the beginning of the year.

The second half of this idiom is 一日之計在於晨: One should plan for the day in the morning.

Level: 2
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

一年之計在於春 / 一年之计在于春

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Characters in this word:

一 jat1 - one; a; same; whole; each; once; a little
年 nin4 - year
之 zi1 - 's; of; it; this; go to; to
計 gai3 - count; compute; plan; scheme; idea; meter
在 zoi6 - at; in; on
於 jyu1 - in; at; on; with; from; by; than; concerning
春 ceon1 - spring

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