万丈高楼平地起 in English wan4 zhang4 gao1 lou2 ping2 di4 qi3 Meaning

Meanings

  • towering buildings are built up from the ground (idiomatic expression)
  • great oaks from little acorns grow

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Pinyin

wan4 zhang4 gao1 lou2 ping2 di4 qi3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

wan4see 万俟[Mo4 qi2] zhang4measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m) gao1surname Gao lou2surname Lou ping2surname Ping di4-ly qi3to rise