万事开头难 in English wan4 shi4 kai1 tou2 nan2 Meaning

Meanings

  • every beginning is difficult (idiomatic expression)
  • getting started is always the hardest part

Simplified Characters

万 事 开 头 难

Traditional Characters

萬 事 開 頭 難

Pinyin

wan4 shi4 kai1 tou2 nan2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

万wan4see 万俟[Mo4 qi2] 事shi4matter 开kai1to open 头tou2head 难nan2difficult (to...)