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千里之行，始於足下

简千里之行，始于足下 · 繁千里之行，始於足下

Mandarin · pinyin qiān lǐ zhī xíng , shǐ yú zú xià

lit. a thousand mile journey begins with the first step
fig. big accomplishments come from an accumulation of little achievements made one by one

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千: qiān · thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler
里: lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
行: xíng · go; walk; move, travel; circulate; Kangxi radical 144
始: shǐ · begin, start; then, only then
於: yú · yū · in, at, on; interjection alas!
足: zú · foot; attain, satisfy, enough; Kangxi radical 156
下: xià · under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
于: yú · in, on, at; go to; surname

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