"千里の行も足下に始まる" meaning in Japanese

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Proverb

Forms: 千里の行も足下に始まる [canonical] (ruby: (せん), (), (こう), (そっ), (), (はじ)), senri no kō mo sokka ni hajimaru [romanization]
Etymology: Calque of Literary Chinese 千里之行,始於足下 (qiānlǐ zhī xíng, shǐyú zú xià, literally “a road of a thousand li begins with a step”). Etymology templates: {{calque|ja|lzh|千里之行,始於足下|lit=a road of a thousand li begins with a step|sort=せんりのこうもそっかにはじまる}} Calque of Literary Chinese 千里之行,始於足下 (qiānlǐ zhī xíng, shǐyú zú xià, literally “a road of a thousand li begins with a step”) Head templates: {{ja-pos|proverb|せんり の こう も そっか に はじまる|head=千里の行も足下に始まる}} 千(せん)里(り)の行(こう)も足(そっ)下(か)に始(はじ)まる • (senri no kō mo sokka ni hajimaru)
  1. a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step Synonyms: 千里の道も一歩より始まる (senri no michi mo ippo yori hajimaru) (ruby: 千里(せんり), (みち), 一歩(いっぽ), (はじ)), 千里の道も一歩から (senri no michi mo ippo kara) (ruby: 千里(せんり), (みち), 一歩(いっぽ))

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