萬丈高樓平地起

Chinese

		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

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wànzhàng gāolóu píngdì qǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄤˋ ㄍㄠ ㄌㄡˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄑㄧˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): maan⁶ zoeng⁶ gou¹ lau⁴ ping⁴ dei⁶ hei²

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• 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: wan⁴-chang⁴ kao¹-lou² pʻing²-ti⁴ chʻi³
    • 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: maan⁶ zoeng⁶ gou¹ lau⁴ ping⁴ dei⁶ hei²
    • Yale: maahn jeuhng gōu làuh pìhng deih héi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: maan⁶ dzoeng⁶ gou¹ lau⁴ ping⁴ dei⁶ hei²
    • Guangdong Romanization: man⁶ zêng⁶ gou¹ leo⁴ ping⁴ déi⁶ héi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /maːn²² t͡sœːŋ²² kou̯⁵⁵ lɐu̯²¹ pʰɪŋ²¹ tei̯²² hei̯³⁵/

Proverb

萬丈高樓平地起

1. (figurative) take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves; many a mickle makes a muckle