万丈高楼平地起

Traditional: 萬丈高樓平地起

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Dictionary entry

towering buildings are built up from the ground (idiom)

What does 万丈高楼平地起 mean?

万丈高楼平地起 (wàn zhàng gāo lóu píng dì qǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1towering buildings are built up from the ground (idiom)

2great oaks from little acorns grow

Character breakdown

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万mòused in 万俟[Mo4 qi2]丈zhàngmeasure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m) · to measure 高Gāosurname Gao 楼Lóusurname Lou 平Píngsurname Ping 地de-ly · structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct 起qǐto rise · to raise

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