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萬事開頭難 (maan6 si6 hoi1 tau4 naan4) — everything is difficult in its beginning stages [syn.][粵]萬事起頭難 in Cantonese

maanˍ₆萬siˍ₆事hoiˉ¹開tauˎ₄頭naanˎ₄難
简 万事开头难
Mandarin Pinyin: wan4 shi4 kai1 tou2 nan2

Meaning of 萬事開頭難

nouneverything is difficult in its beginning stages [syn.][粵]萬事起頭難

Characters in 萬事開頭難

萬maan6
a Chinese family name
事si6
be engaged in; go in for
開hoi1
depart; leave; start
頭tau4
head; hair; hairstyle
難naan4
unpleasant; bad; offensive

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