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萬事開頭難
简 万事开头难 · 繁 萬事開頭難Mandarin · pinyin wàn shì kāi tóu nán
Meanings
- every beginning is difficult (idiom)
- getting started is always the hardest part
Characters in this entry
- 萬
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- 事
- shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
- 開
- kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
- 頭
- tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
- 難
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- 万
- wàn · mò · ten thousand; innumerable
- 开
- kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
- 头
- tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
- 难
- nán · difficult, arduous, hard; unable
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Mandarin tones
4–4–1–2–2 · wan4 shi4 kai1 tou2 nan2
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