「萬丈高樓平地起 / 萬丈高樓從地起」
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Individual Character Meaning: |
萬 10000; ten thousand 丈 Zhang, (10 ft) 高 tall; height; elevated; high in magnitude; (of age) old 樓 floor; building; storied building; flat; apartment; housing unit 平 cheap; flat; at a low price; at a bargain price; level; even 地 land; -ly; ground; field; floor; place; locality; area 起 stand up; up; rise; case; instance; from; to rise; to get up; to stand up; to build; to set up; to appear; to form; to draft; to draw up; to work out; to collect; to extract |
Part of Speech: | expression |
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everything begins with the foundation; great oaks from little acorns grow; literally: towering buildings are built up from the ground
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