dēng​gāo​zì​bēi

to start from the bottom

Senses

登高自卑 dēng​gāo​zì​bēi to start from the bottom

climb high by starting from the bottom; metaphor for making progress in an orderly way, moving from the simple to the complex or from the shallow to the deep

References

same_as 登高自卑/登高自卑 升高自下/升高自下
synonym 行远自迩/行遠自邇 登高自卑/登高自卑