萬丈高樓平地起
wàn​zhàng​gāo​lóu​píng​dì​qǐ

great oaks from little acorns grow

  • created sense approved 万丈高楼平地起/萬丈高樓平地起 · wàn​zhàng​gāo​lóu​píng​dì​qǐ · great oaks from little acorns grow — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    万丈高楼平地起 / 萬丈高樓平地起

    wàn​zhàng​gāo​lóu​píng​dì​qǐ

    great oaks from little acorns grow

    A towering building is built up from the ground; everything starts from a foundation and grows step by step.

    万丈 (literal) → 万丈/萬丈 · wàn​zhàng · extremely high or deep 高楼 (literal) → 高楼/高樓 · gāo​lóu · tall building 平地 (literal) → 平地 · píng​dì · level ground 起 (literal) → 起 · qǐ · to build

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense