| 释义 |
前人栽树，后人乘凉 | qián rén zāi shù, hòu rén chéng liáng | The forerunners planted the trees while the later men get cool in the shade. (literal) • One man makes a chair, another man sits on it. [同义] 坐享其成 Get something for nothing.
也说“前人种树，后人乘凉”。参看“前人种树后人收”。 |