非一日之功 in English fei1 yi1 ri4 zhi1 gong1 Meaning

Meanings

• literally (word for word) cannot be done in one day (idiomatic expression)
• metaphorically will take much time and effort to accomplish

Pinyin

fei1 yi1 ri4 zhi1 gong1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

非fei1abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa 一yi1one 日ri4abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3], Japan 之zhi1(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) 功gong1meritorious deed or service