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非一日之功
Mandarin · pinyin fēi yī rì zhī gōng
Meanings
- lit. cannot be done in one day (idiom)
- fig. will take much time and effort to accomplish
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1–1–4–1–1 · fei1 yi1 ri4 zhi1 gong1
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