千里之行,始於足下

Chinese

one thousand li; any great distance 's; him/her/it; this
 
to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; okay; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behavior; conduct; a row; profession; professional
to begin with; to start at foot; to be sufficient
 
under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter
trad. (千里之行,始於足下) 千里 始於
simp. (千里之行,始于足下) 千里 始于

Etymology

A quote by Chinese philosopher Laozi (c 604-c 531 bc), founder of Taoism.

Pronunciation


Idiom

千里之行,始於足下

  1. a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

Descendants

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