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Simplfied Chinese
万事开头难
Traditional Chinese
萬事開頭難
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
wàn shì kāi tóu nán
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
maan6 si6 hoi1 tau4 naan4
Short definition everything is hard at first
Usage frequency Somewhat infrequent
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万事开头难( wàn shì kāi tóu nán) everything is hard at first

The first step is the hardest.

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