非一日之功
fēi​yī​rì​zhī​gōng

not the work of a single day

  • created sense approved 非一日之功 · fēi​yī​rì​zhī​gōng · not the work of a single day — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    非一日之功

    fēi​yī​rì​zhī​gōng

    not the work of a single day

    will take much time and effort to accomplish; not something that can be achieved overnight

    非 (literal) → 非 · fēi · not be 一日 (literal) → 一日 · yī​rì · one day (duration) 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 功 (literal) → 功 · gōng · achievement

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