前人栽树，后人乘凉

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 前人栽树，后人乘凉 – see 前人栽樹，後人乘涼 (“The ancestors plant trees, the descendants can then rest under its shade.; A generation sweats for the benefit of future generations; One generation sows and the next generation reaps”). (This term is the simplified form of 前人栽樹，後人乘涼).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.