"萬事起頭難" meaning in Chinese

See 萬事起頭難 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proverb

IPA: /wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ nän³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /maːn²² siː²² hei̯³⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ naːn²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /van⁵⁵ sɨ⁵⁵ hi³¹ tʰeu̯¹¹ nan¹¹/ [Hakka, Meinong, Miaoli, Sinological-IPA, Sixian], /ʋan⁵³⁻⁵⁵ sz̩⁵³⁻⁵⁵ çi³¹ tʰeu¹¹ nan¹¹/ [Hakka, Meixian, Sinological-IPA], /ban³³⁻²¹ su³³ kʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²³⁻³³ lan²³/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /ban³³⁻¹¹ su³³ kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ lan²⁴/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /ban²²⁻²¹ su²² kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /ban²²⁻²¹ su²² kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau¹³⁻²² lan¹³/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /ban⁴¹⁻²² sɯ⁴¹ kʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ nän³⁵/, /maːn²² siː²² hei̯³⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ naːn²¹/, /van⁵⁵ sɨ⁵⁵ hi³¹ tʰeu̯¹¹ nan¹¹/, /ʋan⁵³⁻⁵⁵ sz̩⁵³⁻⁵⁵ çi³¹ tʰeu¹¹ nan¹¹/, /ban³³⁻²¹ su³³ kʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²³⁻³³ lan²³/, /ban³³⁻¹¹ su³³ kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ lan²⁴/, /ban²²⁻²¹ su²² kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/, /ban²²⁻²¹ su²² kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau¹³⁻²² lan¹³/, /ban⁴¹⁻²² sɯ⁴¹ kʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/ Chinese transliterations: wànshì qǐtóu nán [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄨㄢˋ ㄕˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄊㄡˊ ㄋㄢˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], maan⁶ si⁶ hei² tau⁴ naan⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], van-sṳ hí-thèu nàn [Hakka, PFS, Sixian], van⁴ si⁴ hi³ têu² nan² [Guangdong, Hakka, Meixian], bān-sū khí-thâu lân, bān-sīr khí-thâu lân, wànshì qǐtóu nán [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], wànshìh cǐtóu nán [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], wan⁴-shih⁴ chʻi³-tʻou² nan² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], wàn-shr̀ chǐ-tóu nán [Mandarin, Yale], wannshyh chiitour nan [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], ваньши цитоу нань [Mandarin, Palladius], vanʹši citou nanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], maahn sih héi tàuh nàahn [Cantonese, Yale], maan⁶ si⁶ hei² tau⁴ naan⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], man⁶ xi⁶ héi² teo⁴ nan⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], van-sṳ hí-thèu nàn [Hakka, Meinong, Miaoli, Phak-fa-su, Sixian], van sii hi` teuˇ nanˇ [Hakka, Hakka-Romanization-System, Meinong, Miaoli, Sixian], van⁴ si⁴ hi³ teu² nan² [Hagfa-Pinyim, Hakka, Meinong, Miaoli, Sixian], bān-sū khí-thâu lân [Hokkien, POJ], bān-sū khí-thâu lân [Hokkien, Tai-lo], baxnsu qy'taau laan [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], bān-sīr khí-thâu lân [Hokkien, POJ], bān-sīr khí-thâu lân [Hokkien, Tai-lo]
Head templates: {{head|zh|proverb}} 萬事起頭難
  1. getting started is always the hardest part

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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "wànshìh cǐtóu nán"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
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      "zh-pron": "wannshyh chiitour nan"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "vanʹši citou nanʹ"
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        "Mandarin",
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        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "maahn sih héi tàuh nàahn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "maan⁶ si⁶ hei² tau⁴ naan⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "man⁶ xi⁶ héi² teo⁴ nan⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maːn²² siː²² hei̯³⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ naːn²¹/",
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        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "van-sṳ hí-thèu nàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "van sii hi` teuˇ nanˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hagfa-Pinyim",
        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "van⁴ si⁴ hi³ teu² nan²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/van⁵⁵ sɨ⁵⁵ hi³¹ tʰeu̯¹¹ nan¹¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Sixian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʋan⁵³⁻⁵⁵ sz̩⁵³⁻⁵⁵ çi³¹ tʰeu¹¹ nan¹¹/",
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        "Hakka",
        "Meixian",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bān-sū khí-thâu lân"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bān-sū khí-thâu lân"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "baxnsu qy'taau laan"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ban³³⁻²¹ su³³ kʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²³⁻³³ lan²³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ban³³⁻¹¹ su³³ kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ lan²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ban²²⁻²¹ su²² kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ban²²⁻²¹ su²² kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau¹³⁻²² lan¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bān-sīr khí-thâu lân"
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      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bān-sīr khí-thâu lân"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ban⁴¹⁻²² sɯ⁴¹ kʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ nän³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maːn²² siː²² hei̯³⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ naːn²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/van⁵⁵ sɨ⁵⁵ hi³¹ tʰeu̯¹¹ nan¹¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʋan⁵³⁻⁵⁵ sz̩⁵³⁻⁵⁵ çi³¹ tʰeu¹¹ nan¹¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ban³³⁻²¹ su³³ kʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²³⁻³³ lan²³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ban³³⁻¹¹ su³³ kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ lan²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ban²²⁻²¹ su²² kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ban²²⁻²¹ su²² kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau¹³⁻²² lan¹³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ban⁴¹⁻²² sɯ⁴¹ kʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/"
    }
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        "Cantonese",
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        "PFS",
        "Sixian"
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        "Meixian"
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      "tags": [],
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wànshì qǐtóu nán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wànshìh cǐtóu nán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
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      "zh-pron": "wan⁴-shih⁴ chʻi³-tʻou² nan²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wàn-shr̀ chǐ-tóu nán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wannshyh chiitour nan"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ваньши цитоу нань"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "vanʹši citou nanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ nän³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "maahn sih héi tàuh nàahn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "maan⁶ si⁶ hei² tau⁴ naan⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "man⁶ xi⁶ héi² teo⁴ nan⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maːn²² siː²² hei̯³⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ naːn²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "van-sṳ hí-thèu nàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "van sii hi` teuˇ nanˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hagfa-Pinyim",
        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "van⁴ si⁴ hi³ teu² nan²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/van⁵⁵ sɨ⁵⁵ hi³¹ tʰeu̯¹¹ nan¹¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Sixian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʋan⁵³⁻⁵⁵ sz̩⁵³⁻⁵⁵ çi³¹ tʰeu¹¹ nan¹¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meixian",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bān-sū khí-thâu lân"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bān-sū khí-thâu lân"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "baxnsu qy'taau laan"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ban³³⁻²¹ su³³ kʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²³⁻³³ lan²³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ban³³⁻¹¹ su³³ kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ lan²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ban²²⁻²¹ su²² kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ban²²⁻²¹ su²² kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau¹³⁻²² lan¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bān-sīr khí-thâu lân"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bān-sīr khí-thâu lân"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ban⁴¹⁻²² sɯ⁴¹ kʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ nän³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maːn²² siː²² hei̯³⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ naːn²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/van⁵⁵ sɨ⁵⁵ hi³¹ tʰeu̯¹¹ nan¹¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʋan⁵³⁻⁵⁵ sz̩⁵³⁻⁵⁵ çi³¹ tʰeu¹¹ nan¹¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ban³³⁻²¹ su³³ kʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²³⁻³³ lan²³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ban³³⁻¹¹ su³³ kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ lan²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ban²²⁻²¹ su²² kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ban²²⁻²¹ su²² kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau¹³⁻²² lan¹³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ban⁴¹⁻²² sɯ⁴¹ kʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "萬事起頭難"
}

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