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台上一分钟，台下十年功

tái shàng yī fēn zhōng , tái xià shí nián gōng

11-character word Traditional 臺上一分鐘，臺下十年功

What 台上一分钟，台下十年功 means

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

The characters in 台上一分钟，台下十年功

• 台tái(classical) you (in letters); variant of 台
• 上shàng(bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb…
• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 分fēnto divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate; to distinguish (good and bad)
• 钟zhōnghandleless cup; goblet; (bound form) to concentrate (one's affection etc); variant of 钟
• 台tái(classical) you (in letters); variant of 台
• 下xiàdown; downwards; below
• 十shíten; 10
• 年niányear
• 功gōngmeritorious deed or service; achievement; result