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萬丈高樓從地起 (maan6 zoeng6 gou1 lau4 cung4 dei6 hei2) — the journey of a thousand miles starts with one step (lit., "skyscrapers go up from (what was once) flat earth") in Cantonese

maanˍ₆萬zoengˍ₆丈gouˉ¹高lauˎ₄樓cungˎ₄從deiˍ₆地heiˊ²起
简 万丈高楼从地起
Mandarin Pinyin: wan4 zhang4 gao1 lou2 cong2 di4 qi3

Meaning of 萬丈高樓從地起

nounthe journey of a thousand miles starts with one step (lit., "skyscrapers go up from (what was once) flat earth")

Characters in 萬丈高樓從地起

萬maan6
a Chinese family name
丈zoeng6
unit of length (= to 3.33 m)
高gou1
of a high level or degree; above the average
樓lau4
multi-storey building
從cung4
secondary; subordinate; subsidiary
地dei6
earth; land; soil; ground
起hei2
case; instance

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