万事开头难
Traditional (Taiwan):
萬事開頭難
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every beginning is difficult (idiom)
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getting started is always the hardest part
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Saying俗语俗語
Proverb谚语諺語 · In everyday use
- Literally
- in all things, the beginning is hard
- Meaning
- The start is the hardest part of anything. Said to console or encourage. Compare "the first step is the hardest".
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