"千里之行，始於足下" meaning in Chinese

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      "zh-pron": "shř-yú dzú syà"
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      "zh-pron": "chianlii jy shyng"
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  "word": "千里之行，始於足下"
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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        "Wade-Giles"
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      "zh-pron": "chʻien¹-li³ chih¹ hsing²"
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    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
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      "zh-pron": "shih³-yü² tsu² hsia⁴"
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    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "chyān-lǐ jr̄ syíng-"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "shř-yú dzú syà"
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      "zh-pron": "chianlii jy shyng"
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      "zh-pron": "shyyyu tzwu shiah"
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      "zh-pron": "цяньли чжи син"
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        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "шиюй цзу ся"
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        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cjanʹli čži sin"
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      "zh-pron": "šijuj czu sja"
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      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ y³⁵ t͡su³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/",
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      "zh-pron": "tsin¹ lei⁵ dzi¹ hang⁴, tsi² jy¹ dzuk⁷ haa⁶"
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        "Guangdong-Romanization"
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      "zh-pron": "qin¹ léi⁵ ji¹ heng⁴, qi² yu¹ zug¹ ha⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ lei̯¹³ t͡siː⁵⁵ hɐŋ²¹ t͡sʰiː³⁵ jyː⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ haː²²/",
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      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ y³⁵ t͡su³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ lei̯¹³ t͡siː⁵⁵ hɐŋ²¹ t͡sʰiː³⁵ jyː⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ haː²²/"
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  "word": "千里之行，始於足下"
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