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萬丈高樓平地起

maan6 zoeng6 gou1 lau4 ping4 dei6 hei2included in 2 dictionaries
maan6 zoeng6 gou1 lau4 cung4 dei6 hei2included in 1 dictionaries
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Jyutping:
maan6 zoeng6 gou1 lau4 ping4 dei6 hei2
maan6 zoeng6 gou1 lau4 cung4 dei6 hei2

比喻做嘢要由基礎開始 (everything begins with the foundation; great oaks from little acorns grow; literally: towering buildings are built up from the ground)

語句
維基辭典YuePhrase
Jyutping:
maan6 zoeng6 gou1 lau4 ping4 dei6 hei2Original phonetic: /maːn²² t͡sœːŋ²² kou̯⁵⁵ lɐu̯²¹ pʰɪŋ²¹ tei̯²² hei̯³⁵/

take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves; many a mickle makes a muckle