萬丈高樓平地起
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Chinese
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edit
]
bottomless
; extremely
long
in
depth
,
length
or
width
; having
countless
number of
bottomless
; extremely
long
in
depth
,
length
or
width
; having
countless
number of;
full
of
tall
building
;
post
that
attracts
numerous
replies
level
ground
;
flat
ground
; to
level
the
ground
to rise; to raise; to get up
trad.
(
萬丈高樓平地起
)
萬丈
高樓
平地
起
simp.
(
万丈高楼平地起
)
万丈
高楼
平地
起
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
wànzhàng gāolóu píngdì qǐ
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄤˋ ㄍㄠ ㄌㄡˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄑㄧˇ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
maan
6
zoeng
6
gou
1
lau
4
ping
4
dei
6
hei
2
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
wànzhàng gāolóu píngdì qǐ
Zhuyin
:
ㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄤˋ ㄍㄠ ㄌㄡˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄑㄧˇ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
wànjhàng gaolóu píngdì cǐ
Wade–Giles
:
wan
4
-chang
4
kao
1
-lou
2
pʻing
2
-ti
4
chʻi
3
Yale
:
wàn-jàng gāu-lóu píng-dì chǐ
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
wannjanq gaulou pyngdih chii
Palladius
:
ваньчжан гаолоу пинди ци
(vanʹčžan gaolou pindi ci)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ loʊ̯³⁵ pʰiŋ³⁵ ti⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
–
Hong Kong
)
+
Jyutping
:
maan
6
zoeng
6
gou
1
lau
4
ping
4
dei
6
hei
2
Yale
:
maahn jeuhng g
ō
u làuh pìhng deih héi
Cantonese Pinyin
:
maan
6
dzoeng
6
gou
1
lau
4
ping
4
dei
6
hei
2
Guangdong Romanization
:
man
6
zêng
6
gou
1
leo
4
ping
4
déi
6
héi
2
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/maːn²² t͡sœːŋ²² kou̯
⁵⁵
lɐu̯
²¹
pʰɪŋ
²¹
tei̯²² hei̯³⁵/
Proverb
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萬丈高樓平地起
(
figurative
)
take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves
;
many a mickle makes a muckle
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