千丈麻绳总要有一个结 千丈麻繩總要有一個結 千丈麻繩總要有一個結

a thousand-zhang hemp rope must still have an end knot

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning
However long a matter drags on, it will eventually reach a conclusion.
Simplified
千丈麻绳总要有一个结
Traditional (Taiwan)
千丈麻繩總要有一個結
Pinyin
qiānzhàng máshéng zǒng yào yǒu yí gè jié
Bopomofo
ㄑㄧㄢ ㄓㄤˋ ㄇㄚˊ ㄕㄥˊ ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄧㄠˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄧˊ ㄍㄜˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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