"萬丈高樓平地起" meaning in All languages combined

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Proverb [Chinese]

IPA: /wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ loʊ̯³⁵ pʰiŋ³⁵ ti⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /maːn²² t͡sœːŋ²² kou̯⁵⁵ lɐu̯²¹ pʰɪŋ²¹ tei̯²² hei̯³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ loʊ̯³⁵ pʰiŋ³⁵ ti⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /maːn²² t͡sœːŋ²² kou̯⁵⁵ lɐu̯²¹ pʰɪŋ²¹ tei̯²² hei̯³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: wànzhàng gāolóu píngdì qǐ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄤˋ ㄍㄠ ㄌㄡˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄑㄧˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], maan⁶ zoeng⁶ gou¹ lau⁴ ping⁴ dei⁶ hei² [Cantonese, Jyutping], wànzhàng gāolóu píngdì qǐ [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], wànjhàng gaolóu píngdì cǐ [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], wan⁴-chang⁴ kao¹-lou² pʻing²-ti⁴ chʻi³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], wàn-jàng gāu-lóu píng-dì chǐ [Mandarin, Yale], wannjanq gaulou pyngdih chii [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], ваньчжан гаолоу пинди ци [Mandarin, Palladius], vanʹčžan gaolou pindi ci [Mandarin, Palladius], maahn jeuhng gōu làuh pìhng deih héi [Cantonese, Yale], maan⁶ dzoeng⁶ gou¹ lau⁴ ping⁴ dei⁶ hei² [Cantonese, Pinyin], man⁶ zêng⁶ gou¹ leo⁴ ping⁴ déi⁶ héi² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|proverb}} 萬丈高樓平地起
  1. (figurative) take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves; many a mickle makes a muckle Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-萬丈高樓平地起-zh-proverb-dBEpVAuK Categories (other): Cantonese proverbs, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese proverbs, Mandarin proverbs

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      "zh-pron": "maan⁶ dzoeng⁶ gou¹ lau⁴ ping⁴ dei⁶ hei²"
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      "zh-pron": "man⁶ zêng⁶ gou¹ leo⁴ ping⁴ déi⁶ héi²"
    },
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      "ipa": "/maːn²² t͡sœːŋ²² kou̯⁵⁵ lɐu̯²¹ pʰɪŋ²¹ tei̯²² hei̯³⁵/",
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      "ipa": "/wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ loʊ̯³⁵ pʰiŋ³⁵ ti⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
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      "ipa": "/maːn²² t͡sœːŋ²² kou̯⁵⁵ lɐu̯²¹ pʰɪŋ²¹ tei̯²² hei̯³⁵/"
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        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "man⁶ zêng⁶ gou¹ leo⁴ ping⁴ déi⁶ héi²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maːn²² t͡sœːŋ²² kou̯⁵⁵ lɐu̯²¹ pʰɪŋ²¹ tei̯²² hei̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ loʊ̯³⁵ pʰiŋ³⁵ ti⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maːn²² t͡sœːŋ²² kou̯⁵⁵ lɐu̯²¹ pʰɪŋ²¹ tei̯²² hei̯³⁵/"
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