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Republic of China (1912-1949) / used in Taiwan as the name of the calendar era (e.g. 民國六十年|民国六十年 is 1971, the 60th year after 1911)
(idiom) it takes ten years to grow trees, but a hundred years to cultivate people
the seventies; the 1970s
the river flows thirty years to the East, thirty years to the West (proverb) / change is the only constant
lit. once bitten by a snake, one is scared all one's life at the mere sight of a rope (saying) / fig. once bitten, twice shy
listening to the words of a wise man can be superior to studying ten years of books (proverb)
Wu Jianren (1867-1910), late Qing dynasty novelist, author of The strange state of the world witnessed over 20 years 二十年目睹之怪現狀|二十年目睹之怪现状
the sixties / the 1960s
ten years of practice for one minute on the stage (idiom)
see 一朝被蛇咬十年怕井繩|一朝被蛇咬十年怕井绳 [yi1zhao1 bei4 she2 yao3 , shi2nian2 pa4 jing3sheng2]
The Strange State of the World Witnessed Over 20 Years, novel by late Qing novelist Wu Jianren 吳趼人|吴趼人
lit. for a nobleman to take revenge, ten years is not too long (idiom) / fig. revenge is a dish best served cold


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