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TOPIK 5noun

백년대계

baengnyeondaegye [뱅년대계]

백년대계가 · 백년대계를

a far-sighted plan, a long-term national plan

Example

교육은 나라의 미래를 위한 백년대계라고 합니다.

They say education is a hundred-year plan for the nation's future.

Word parts

백 hundred년 year대 great계 plan

Literally 'a great plan for a hundred years'.

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Pronounced [뱅년대계]; classic saying: 교육은 백년대계 'education is a long-term plan'.