台上一分钟,台下十年功 臺上一分鐘,台下十年功 台上一分鐘,台下十年功

one minute on stage, ten years of work off stage

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · In everyday use

Meaning
A brilliant performance comes from years of hard practice. Approving. Applies to any skill.
Simplified
台上一分钟,台下十年功
Traditional (Taiwan)
臺上一分鐘,台下十年功
Traditional (Hong Kong)
台上一分鐘,台下十年功
Pinyin
táishàng yìfēnzhōng, táixià shínián gōng
Bopomofo
ㄊㄞˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄧˋ ㄈㄣ ㄓㄨㄥ,ㄊㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄥ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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