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

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Pinyin

wan4 shi4 kai1 tou2 nan2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

wan4see 万俟[Mo4 qi2] shi4matter kai1to open tou2head nan2difficult (to...)