万事起头难 in English wan4 shi4 qi3 tou2 nan2 Meaning

Meanings

  • the first step is the hardest (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

万 事 起 头 难

Traditional Characters

萬 事 起 頭 難

Pinyin

wan4 shi4 qi3 tou2 nan2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

万wan4see 万俟[Mo4 qi2] 事shi4matter 起qi3to rise 头tou2head 难nan2difficult (to...)