万丈高楼平地起
万丈高楼平地起
wàn zhàng gāo lóu píng dì qǐ
towering buildings are built up from the ground (idiom); great oaks from little acorns grow
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Traditional: 萬丈高樓平地起
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- (idiom) towering buildings are built up from the ground (idiom)
- great oaks from little acorns grow
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Related Words
架空(jià kōng)· built above the ground (on stilts)
→燕子衔泥垒大窝(yàn zi xián ní lěi dà wō)· the swallow's nest is built one beakful of mud at a time (idiom)
→一本万利(yī běn wàn lì)· small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out
→一琴一鹤(yī qín yī hè)· carrying very little luggage (idiom)
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